Valle de Lili and Santa Fe de Bogotá occupied slots 32 and 74 in the Brand Finance ranking. The Institute of Cancerology is among the best 250 in the world.
Three Colombian hospitals stood out worldwide by ranking in the ranking of the 250 best academic medical centers on the planet, a ranking that was made in a performance evaluation carried out by the firm Brand Finance, a renowned international brand valuation consultancy.
The three Creole medical centers that stood out in this international measurement were Fundación Valle de Lili, from Valle del Cauca; the Santa Fe de Bogotá University Hospital; and the Colombian Institute of Cancerology, which were well rated by the 2,500 health professionals who were surveyed for the research study.
This information is known just when the country is increasing the debate on the role that medical centers will play if the controversial health reform with which Minister Carolina Corcho seeks to end the EPS is approved.
The second best on the continent
In the new edition of ‘The Most Reputable Academic Medical Centers 2023’, by Brand Finance –where the best university medical centers in the world are highlighted–, Valle de Lili was classified as the best university hospital thanks to the fact that it obtained a score of 69.2 in its brand strength index and for this reason it was ranked 32nd worldwide and second in Latin America.
From this medical center located in the south of the city of Cali, they made a statement in which they celebrated their position and highlighted that in this report they are the only Colombian hospital among the first 50 on the list.
“This recognition is part of the spirit of aligning our institutional pillars in the face of academic and human excellence: assistance, education, research and social responsibility,” said the deputy director of Education of Valle del Lili, Luis Escobar Flórez. .
In addition, the second Colombian medical center that stood out the most was the Hospital Universitario Santa Fe de Bogotá, which appeared in 74th place in the ranking with 65.1 points out of 100 possible. While the Colombian Institute of Cancerology ranked among the top 250 in the measurement.
“The aim of the study is to create a way to holistically understand what makes the world’s best academic medical centers leaders in their field,” said Hugo Hensley, Associate Director of Brand Finance.
The spokesperson added that this measurement also reflects that the hospitals that stood out are carefully managing their reputations among patients, health workers surveyed, and researchers.
