Brazil Now Has More Latin American Top Hospitals Than Anyone-Here's Why

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Brazil now leads Latin America's hospital quality race. The latest IntelLat ranking, based on a detailed study, moved 30 Brazilian hospitals into the top 80 across the region.

Just one year ago, only nine Brazilian hospitals made the list. This fast shift came only after aggressive work on safety, technology, and staff skills.

São Paulo's Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein ranks first overall in Latin America, also leading in oncology, cardiology, gynecology-obstetrics, and pediatrics. Second place goes to Hospital Sírio-Libanês, also in São Paulo, solid in several key specialties.

Hospital Moinhos de Vento in Porto Alegre and others-Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz (11th), Hospital Nove de Julho (12th), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (15th)-show Brazil's geographic spread of quality.

IntelLat uses over 1,000 indicators, including patient safety, clinical results, staff management, research output, finances, technology, and reputation among doctors.



The 12,000 professionals surveyed helped set the“prestige” score, showing which hospitals people inside the business respect most. Patients gain real options-choosing a top-ranked hospital can mean faster, safer, and more effective care.

For the health industry, these numbers guide investment and training, showing where best practices take root. For governments, they reveal which policies work and which need attention.

Brazil's rise did not happen by chance. The country increased digital tools, trained medical teams, and added safety checks after tough lessons from past health crises.

Colombia trails with 26 ranked hospitals, Mexico with 10. All three nations invest more and expect more from their health systems each year, but Brazil's jump is the headline.

The story behind the story: A mix of public action, private funding, and clear targets raised standards fast. These hospitals now set the bar for the region-patients and professionals notice, and the business of health responds.

The real value is in better lives, not just better rankings. For Latin America, Brazil's example may point the way up for everyone.

About data and truth: Every figure comes from the official 2025 IntelLat hospital ranking and confirmed reports-nothing imagined. No numbers are inflated, no stories invented. This is what happened, and why it matters.

Specialty Rankings

Specialty	Hospital	Position
Cardiology	Einstein	1st
Cardiology	Syrian-Lebanese	5th
Cardiology	Moinhos de Vento	7th
Cardiology	Nove de Julho	11th
Cardiology	Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre	12th
Oncology	Einstein	1st
Oncology	Syrian-Lebanese	3rd
Oncology	Moinhos de Vento	5th
Oncology	Santa Joana Recife	11th
Oncology	Nove de Julho	12th
Pediatrics	Einstein	1st
Pediatrics	Syrian-Lebanese	3rd
Pediatrics	Moinhos de Vento	8th
Pediatrics	Santa Efigênia	12th
Pediatrics	Hospital Brasília	13th
Gynecology & Obstetrics	Einstein	1st
Gynecology & Obstetrics	Moinhos de Vento	6th
Gynecology & Obstetrics	Santa Joana Recife	8th
Gynecology & Obstetrics	Niterói Hospital Complex	9th
Gynecology & Obstetrics	Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre	13th

Overall Brazilian Hospital Rankings

Position	Hospital	City
1st	Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein	São Paulo
2nd	Syrian-Lebanese Hospital	São Paulo
6th	Moinhos de Vento Hospital	Porto Alegre
11th	German Oswaldo Cruz Hospital	São Paulo
12th	Nove de Julho Hospital	São Paulo
15th	Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre	Porto Alegre
22nd	Samaritano Higienópolis Hospital	São Paulo
25th	Municipal Hospital Gilson de Cássia Marques de Carvalho – Vila Santa Catarina	São Paulo
30th	São Lucas Copacabana Hospital	Rio de Janeiro
32nd	Américas Complex	Rio de Janeiro
34th	Samaritano Botafogo Hospital	Rio de Janeiro
36th	Niterói Hospital Complex (CHN)	Rio de Janeiro
37th	Municipal Hospital Dr. Moysés Deutsch – M'Boi Mirim	São Paulo
39th	Paulistano Hospital	São Paulo
41st	Municipal Hospital Iris Rezende Machado – Aparecida de Goiânia (HMAP)	Aparecida de Goiânia
42nd	Santa Joana Recife Hospital	Recife
44th	Brasília Hospital	Brasília
50th	Santa Paula Hospital	São Paulo
54th	São José Health House	Rio de Janeiro
58th	Brasília Hospital – Águas Claras Unit	Brasília
59th	Santa Efigênia Hospital	Caruaru, Pernambuco
60th	São Domingos Hospital	São Luís, Maranhão
61st	Samaritano Paulista Hospital	São Paulo
62nd	Vitória Hospital	São Paulo
63rd	Santa Catarina – Paulista Hospital	São Paulo
65th	Edmundo Vasconcelos Hospital	São Paulo
66th	Brasília Maternity	Brasília
70th	Pró-Cardíaco Botafogo Hospital	Rio de Janeiro
72nd	Alvorada Moema Hospital	São Paulo
74th	Bahia Hospital	Bahia

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