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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 4 November 2026 · 20 min read
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16Dubai🇦🇪 UAE9 of 10Nearest emergency department 7 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: American Hospital Dubai, world #231 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 6 km away.
1Zurich🇨🇭 Switzerland10 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Universitätsspital Zürich, world #9 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 1 km away.
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#CityCountryHealthcareHospitals within reach
1Zurich🇨🇭 Switzerland10 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Universitätsspital Zürich, world #9 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 1 km away.
1Geneva🇨🇭 Switzerland10 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), world #19 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 1 km away.
1Singapore🇸🇬 Singapore10 of 10Nearest emergency department 4 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Singapore General Hospital, world #10 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 8 km away.
1Vienna🇦🇹 Austria10 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Universitätsklinikum AKH Wien / Medizinische Universität Wien, world #20 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 2 km away.
1Munich🇩🇪 Germany10 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: LMU Klinikum (Campus Innenstadt), world #17 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 2 km away.
1Tokyo🇯🇵 Japan10 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: The University of Tokyo Hospital, world #13 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 8 km away.
1London🇬🇧 United Kingdom10 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: St Thomas' Hospital, London, world #29 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 1 km away.
1Paris🇫🇷 France10 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: AP-HP Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, world #11 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 3 km away.
1New York🇺🇸 United States10 of 10Nearest emergency department under 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: The Mount Sinai Hospital, world #22 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 10 km away.
1Beverly Hills🇺🇸 United States10 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, world #14 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 4 km away.
1Madrid🇪🇸 Spain10 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Hospital Universitario La Paz, world #42 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 7 km away.
1Tel Aviv🇮🇱 Israel10 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Sheba Medical Center, world #7 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 7 km away.
1Milan🇮🇹 Italy10 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, world #43 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 6 km away.
1Rome🇮🇹 Italy10 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, world #33 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 7 km away.
1San Francisco🇺🇸 United States10 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Stanford Health Care - Stanford Hospital, world #24 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 43 km away.
16Dubai🇦🇪 UAE9 of 10Nearest emergency department 7 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: American Hospital Dubai, world #231 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 6 km away.
16Sydney🇦🇺 Australia9 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, world #55 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 3 km away.
16Montreux🇨🇭 Switzerland9 of 10Nearest emergency department 6 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), world #19 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 64 km away.
16Abu Dhabi🇦🇪 UAE9 of 10Nearest emergency department 9 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, world #119 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 27 km away.
16Hong Kong🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR9 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
16Prague🇨🇿 Czech Republic9 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
16Lisbon🇵🇹 Portugal9 of 10Nearest emergency department under 1 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
16Nice🇫🇷 France9 of 10Nearest emergency department 3 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: CHU de Nice, Hôpital Pasteur, #25 in France in the 2026 Newsweek list, 3 km away.
16Barcelona🇪🇸 Spain9 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, world #72 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 5 km away.
16Dallas🇺🇸 United States9 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: UT Southwestern Medical Center (William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital), world #239 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 6 km away.
16Bangkok🇹🇭 Thailand9 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Bumrungrad International Hospital, world #96 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 6 km away.
27Monaco🇲🇨 Monaco8 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: CHU de Nice, Hôpital Pasteur, #25 in France in the 2026 Newsweek list, 11 km away.
27Lugano🇨🇭 Switzerland8 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, world #43 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 57 km away.
27Lucerne🇨🇭 Switzerland8 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ), world #9 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 41 km away.
27Zug🇨🇭 Switzerland8 of 10Nearest emergency department 3 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Universitätsspital Zürich, world #9 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 23 km away.
27Luxembourg🇱🇺 Luxembourg8 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, #27 in Germany in the 2026 Newsweek list, 94 km away.
27Newport Beach🇺🇸 United States8 of 10Nearest emergency department under 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, world #14 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 69 km away.
27Palm Beach🇺🇸 United States8 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, world #246 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 77 km away.
27Bal Harbour🇺🇸 United States8 of 10Nearest emergency department 9 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, world #246 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 32 km away.
27Malibu🇺🇸 United States8 of 10Nearest emergency department 22 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, world #14 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 31 km away.
27Cascais🇵🇹 Portugal8 of 10Nearest emergency department 3 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
27Provence🇫🇷 France8 of 10Nearest emergency department 15 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: AP-HM, Hôpital de la Timone, world #103 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 71 km away.
27Cannes🇫🇷 France8 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: CHU de Nice, Hôpital Pasteur, #25 in France in the 2026 Newsweek list, 29 km away.
27Coral Gables🇺🇸 United States8 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, world #246 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 41 km away.
27Lake Como🇮🇹 Italy8 of 10Nearest emergency department 4 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, world #43 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 34 km away.
27Miami🇺🇸 United States8 of 10Nearest emergency department 4 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, world #246 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 40 km away.
27Palma🇪🇸 Spain8 of 10Nearest emergency department 4 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, world #72 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 211 km away.
27Marbella🇪🇸 Spain8 of 10Nearest emergency department 5 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, #33 in Spain in the 2026 Newsweek list, 45 km away.
27Portofino🇮🇹 Italy8 of 10Nearest emergency department 11 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, #22 in Italy in the 2026 Newsweek list, 22 km away.
27Tuscany🇮🇹 Italy8 of 10Nearest emergency department 13 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, world #192 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 38 km away.
27Venice🇮🇹 Italy8 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Azienda Ospedale Università Padova, world #127 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 35 km away.
27Forte dei Marmi🇮🇹 Italy8 of 10Nearest emergency department 7 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, world #192 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 88 km away.
27Austin🇺🇸 United States8 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, #108 in United States in the 2026 Newsweek list, 97 km away.
27Valletta🇲🇹 Malta8 of 10Nearest emergency department 3 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
27Athens🇬🇷 Greece8 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
27Buenos Aires🇦🇷 Argentina8 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
52Kitzbühel🇦🇹 Austria7 of 10Nearest emergency department 8 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Landeskrankenhaus Universitätskliniken Innsbruck, world #53 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 78 km away.
52Montecito🇺🇸 United States7 of 10Nearest emergency department 9 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, #107 in United States in the 2026 Newsweek list, 9 km away.
52Vaduz🇱🇮 Liechtenstein7 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ), world #9 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 78 km away.
52Naples🇺🇸 United States7 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, world #246 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 142 km away.
52Megève🇫🇷 France7 of 10Nearest emergency department 9 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), world #19 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 52 km away.
52Las Vegas🇺🇸 United States7 of 10Nearest emergency department 3 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
52Limassol🇨🇾 Cyprus7 of 10Nearest emergency department 3 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
52Panama City🇵🇦 Panama7 of 10Nearest emergency department under 1 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
52San Juan🇵🇷 Puerto Rico7 of 10Nearest emergency department 5 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
52Phuket🇹🇭 Thailand7 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Bumrungrad International Hospital, world #96 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 694 km away.
62Gstaad🇨🇭 Switzerland6 of 10Nearest emergency department 12 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV), world #21 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 50 km away.
62St. Moritz🇨🇭 Switzerland6 of 10Nearest emergency department 5 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Kantonsspital Graubünden, #24 in Switzerland in the 2026 Newsweek list, 46 km away.
62Verbier🇨🇭 Switzerland6 of 10Nearest emergency department 19 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV), world #21 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 65 km away.
62The Hamptons🇺🇸 United States6 of 10Nearest emergency department 19 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Northwell Health - Mather Hospital, #331 in United States in the 2026 Newsweek list, 73 km away.
62Jersey🇯🇪 Jersey6 of 10Nearest emergency department under 1 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
62Courchevel🇫🇷 France6 of 10Nearest emergency department 35 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: CHU Grenoble Alpes, Site Nord, #21 in France in the 2026 Newsweek list, 73 km away.
62George Town🇰🇾 Cayman Islands6 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
62Andorra la Vella🇦🇩 Andorra6 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
62Saint-Tropez🇫🇷 France6 of 10Nearest emergency department 6 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: AP-HM Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, world #103 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 100 km away.
62Punta del Este🇺🇾 Uruguay6 of 10Nearest emergency department 3 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
62Maui🇺🇸 United States6 of 10Nearest emergency department 19 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: The Queen's Medical Center, #99 in United States in the 2026 Newsweek list, 168 km away.
62Quinta do Lago🇵🇹 Portugal6 of 10Nearest emergency department 8 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
62Porto Cervo🇮🇹 Italy6 of 10Nearest emergency department 25 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
62Gibraltar🇬🇮 Gibraltar6 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
62Ibiza🇪🇸 Spain6 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
62Amalfi Coast🇮🇹 Italy6 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II, #41 in Italy in the 2026 Newsweek list, 42 km away.
62Cancún🇲🇽 Mexico6 of 10Best ranked hospital within reach: Galenia Hospital, #47 in Mexico in the 2026 Newsweek list, 3 km away.
79Queenstown🇳🇿 New Zealand5 of 10Nearest emergency department 6 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
79Aspen🇺🇸 United States5 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, #43 in United States in the 2026 Newsweek list, 181 km away.
79Zermatt🇨🇭 Switzerland5 of 10Nearest emergency department 31 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, world #131 in the 2026 Newsweek list, 106 km away.
79Tucker's Town🇧🇲 Bermuda5 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
79Cortina d'Ampezzo🇮🇹 Italy5 of 10Nearest emergency department 22 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Ospedale di Bolzano (Ospedale Provinciale di Bolzano), #28 in Italy in the 2026 Newsweek list, 64 km away.
79Platinum Coast🇧🇧 Barbados5 of 10Nearest emergency department 11 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
79Nassau🇧🇸 Bahamas5 of 10Nearest emergency department 3 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
79Tivat🇲🇪 Montenegro5 of 10Nearest emergency department 5 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
79Casa de Campo🇩🇴 Dominican Republic5 of 10Nearest emergency department 7 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
79Los Cabos🇲🇽 Mexico5 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
79Bali🇮🇩 Indonesia5 of 10Nearest emergency department 7 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
90Gustavia🇫🇷 St Barths4 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
90Providenciales🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos4 of 10Nearest emergency department 2 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
90Anguilla🇦🇮 Anguilla4 of 10Nearest emergency department under 1 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
90Capri🇮🇹 Italy4 of 10Nearest emergency department under 1 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II, #41 in Italy in the 2026 Newsweek list, 36 km away.
90Christophe Harbour🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis4 of 10Nearest emergency department 10 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
90St John's🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda4 of 10Nearest emergency department 1 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
90Tulum🇲🇽 Mexico4 of 10Nearest emergency department 57 km away. Best ranked hospital within reach: Galenia Hospital, #47 in Mexico in the 2026 Newsweek list, 121 km away.
97Virgin Gorda🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands3 of 10Nearest emergency department under 1 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
97Bora Bora🇵🇫 French Polynesia3 of 10Nearest emergency department 40 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
97Mykonos🇬🇷 Greece3 of 10Nearest emergency department 35 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.
97Hvar🇭🇷 Croatia3 of 10Nearest emergency department 37 km away. No hospital within reach is in the 2026 Newsweek lists.

Healthcare: Patrician.ch index, on the World's Best Hospitals 2026 of Newsweek and Statista and the hospitals within an hour of each place. Checked 3 October 2026. The full method: how the list is ranked.

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Zurich, then Geneva and Singapore, of the 100 cities on the Patrician.ch 100.

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Healthcare: Patrician.ch index, on the World's Best Hospitals 2026 of Newsweek and Statista and the hospitals within an hour of each place. Checked 3 October 2026.

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