BROOKINGS — Brookings Health System has been recognized as a five-year champion to Newsweek’s list of World’s Best Hospitals. This prestigious award was announced last week by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list can currently be viewed on Newsweek’s website.

“We are proud to again be the only South Dakota hospital outside of Sioux Falls to be recognized by Newsweek and Statista,” said president and CEO Jason Merkley. “Our team’s dedication to delivering high-quality, compassionate, personalized health care has consistently put us on the same list as such elite healthcare providers as Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and The Johns Hopkins Hospital, proving the best care starts at home.”

Brookings Health ranks 224 out of 420 of the Best Hospitals 2025 in the United States. In addition, Brookings Health has received a Patient Experience Award which recognizes hospitals with an outstanding performance on the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services  HCAHPS survey for patient satisfaction. Newsweek and Statista developed a complex methodology to ensure the quality and validity of the ranking. Four data sources were used for the evaluation:

• Hospital recommendations from peers: an online survey sent to tens of thousands doctors, hospital managers and health care professionals in 30 countries
• Patient experience: surveys measuring patient satisfaction with hospitals and the quality of care the patient received
• Hospital quality metrics: medical indicators such as data on quality of care for treatments, hygiene measures, patient safety and wait times
• Patient reported outcome measures: surveys measuring patient satisfaction with hospitals

The World’s Best Hospitals 2025 list recognizes the best medical institutions across 30 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.

More information about Brookings Health System’s high quality of care can be found at brookingshealth.org/quality.