Top 10: Hospitals in EMEA

The EMEA region, spanning Europe, the Middle East and Africa, is home to some of the world's largest and most advanced hospitals. 

From Türkiye's vast city hospitals to Africa's leading medical centres and Central Europe’s prestigious university hospitals, these institutions combine exceptional scale with specialist expertise, research excellence and increasingly sophisticated digital infrastructure. 

The hospitals featured in this ranking care for millions of patients each year while serving as hubs for medical education, innovation and clinical research. 

Their investment in advanced technology, highly specialised care and integrated healthcare delivery highlights the evolving role of large hospital campuses in meeting growing healthcare demand across the EMEA region. 

10. Sheba Medical Centre

With 159 medical departments and over 1 million patients treated annually, Sheba Medical Centre is Israel's largest hospital and one of the Middle East's leading academic medical centres. 

Affiliated with Tel Aviv University, it is recognised for pioneering research in oncology, cardiology, rehabilitation and digital health. 

The hospital has become a global leader in medical innovation, collaborating with startups and technology companies to accelerate AI, precision medicine and virtual care.

9. Ljubljana University Medical Centre

Ljubljana University Medical Centre is Slovenia's largest hospital and the country's primary tertiary referral centre.

The hospital sees 100,297 admissions and 756,411 out-patient visits annually, managed by 1,302 physician-specialists and 3,993 registered nurses and nurse-specialists.  

Serving patients from across Slovenia, it offers highly specialised services including organ transplantation, cardiovascular surgery and oncology. 

The hospital also plays a central role in educating healthcare professionals and advancing clinical research, serving as the primary training base for the University of Ljubljana Faculty of Medicine.

8. Motol University Hospital

Motol University Hospital is Czechia’s largest healthcare facility and one of Central Europe's leading teaching hospitals. 

It combines adult and paediatric services on a single campus and is recognised for complex surgery, trauma care and children’s healthcare, with 690 dedicated paediatric care beds.

Motol is visited by more than 800,000 outpatients and in excess of 80,000 hospitalised patients annually. 

The hospital works closely with Charles University to train future clinicians while supporting extensive medical research.

7. Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital

Opened in 2020, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital is Türkiye's third-largest hospital. 

It is also one of the world’s largest seismically isolated buildings with 2,068 seismic isolators installed in its main hospital building to protect against earthquake damage.

Developed as part of Türkiye's City Hospital programme and heavily funded by Japanese investment, it houses eight specialist hospitals dedicated to areas including oncology, cardiovascular care, neurology, women's health and paediatrics. 

The facility is designed to integrate cutting-edge medical technology with high-capacity patient care.

Charité is one of Europe's most prestigious academic medical institutions and the largest university hospital in Europe, combining high-quality patient care with world-leading biomedical research. 

The hospital has produced more than half of Germany’s Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine and consistently ranks among Europe's best hospitals. 

Its strengths span cardiovascular medicine, neuroscience, infectious diseases and translational research, with partnerships across academia and industry driving medical innovation.

5. Assiut University Hospitals

Assiut University Hospitals form one of the largest academic medical complexes in the Middle East and Africa. 

Operating over 3,000 beds, the network includes specialised centres for cardiology, urology, pediatrics and trauma care. 

As the primary tertiary referral center for millions of residents across southern Egypt, it integrates advanced clinical services with cutting-edge medical education and scientific research, playing a critical role in regional public health and specialised surgical care.

4. University Clinical Centre of Serbia

The University Clinical Centre of Serbia is Europe's largest single hospital campus by bed capacity and serves as the country's leading referral hospital. 

Following a major modernisation programme completed in 2022, it delivers highly specialised services across oncology, cardiology, neurosurgery and emergency medicine. 

Annually, around one million patients are treated, 90,000 hospitalised, over 50,000 surgeries completed and more than 7,000 childbirths performed.

It is also Serbia's foremost teaching and research hospital, supporting medical education and clinical innovation.

Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital is Africa's largest hospital and one of the biggest in the world, with around 3,400 beds.

Located in Soweto, Johannesburg, the hospital has played a pivotal role in HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis research, contributing to advances in treatment, prevention and public health across South Africa. 

It delivers highly specialised trauma, neonatal, oncology, cardiology and infectious disease care to patients from across the province of Gauteng and beyond.

Ankara Bilkent City Hospital is one of the world's largest integrated healthcare campuses.

Opened in 2019, the hospital comprises multiple specialist centres covering cardiovascular medicine, oncology, neurology, paediatrics, women's health and rehabilitation. 

With a capacity of approximately 3,800 beds and over 130 operating theatres, the facility is designed to consolidate specialist services while expanding access to advanced healthcare across the Turkish capital.

Equipped with smart hospital technologies, AI-enabled clinical systems and extensive digital infrastructure, Ankara Bilkent has become a flagship of Türkiye's healthcare transformation programme. 

The hospital also serves as a major teaching and research centre, supporting medical education and clinical innovation through partnerships with leading universities. 

Ankara Bilkent City Hospital has established itself as one of the world's most advanced and comprehensive healthcare facilities.

Ankara Etlik City Hospital is the largest hospital in the EMEA region and one of the world's biggest integrated healthcare campuses. 

Opened in 2022, the facility has a capacity of more than 4,000 beds and brings together eight specialist hospitals dedicated to disciplines including oncology, cardiology, neurology, orthopaedics, women's health and paediatrics. 

Developed as part of Türkiye's City Hospital programme, it combines high-capacity patient care with advanced digital infrastructure and smart hospital technologies designed to improve clinical efficiency. 

Beyond delivering specialist care, Ankara Etlik also serves as a major teaching and research centre, supporting medical education and clinical innovation through partnerships with universities and healthcare organisations. 

Its scale and technological capabilities have positioned it as a flagship of Türkiye's modern healthcare system.