Mayo Clinic Tops Newsweek Specialty Rankings

Mayo Clinic in Rochester earned five No. 1 specialty rankings in Newsweek's World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2027 list.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Stroke

Wide view of a plain limestone and glass medical building beside bare winter trees and an empty stone walkway under overcast sky. — Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, earned five No. 1 specialty rankings in Newsweek's World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2027 list, the most of any hospital worldwide. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Newsweek ranked Mayo Clinic in Rochester first for the most specialty rankings worldwide in its World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2027 list. The hospital's five top rankings span cardiac surgery, endocrinology, neurosurgery, pulmonology and urology.

Why it matters

The list recognizes hospitals across 13 medical specialties, and Mayo Clinic in Rochester has earned more No. 1 specialty rankings than any other hospital on the list. The results add to the hospital's recent run of top placements in Newsweek's rankings.

Newsweek's World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2027 list covers 13 specialties, and Mayo Clinic in Rochester holds five No. 1 rankings. Mayo Clinic Florida improved in 10 specialties and Arizona in seven, while the list's methodology details beyond these figures were not provided.

The players

Mayo Clinic

A nonprofit academic medical center founded in Rochester, Minnesota, with campuses in Arizona and Florida and a network of affiliated health system hospitals.

Newsweek

A national news magazine that publishes annual rankings of hospitals and other institutions.

The details

Mayo Clinic in Rochester earned No. 1 rankings in cardiac surgery, endocrinology, neurosurgery, pulmonology and urology. Mayo Clinic hospitals in Arizona and Florida, along with Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals in Eau Claire, Wis., and Fairmont, Minn., also earned specialty rankings.

Two weeks before publication, Newsweek named Mayo Clinic the No. 1 smart hospital in the world in its Smart Hospitals 2027 list.
Earlier in 2026, Mayo Clinic was named the No. 1 hospital worldwide for an eighth consecutive year.

Industry Landscape

Mayo Clinic's repeated top placements in Newsweek's annual World's Best Hospitals rankings, including the eighth straight year as the No. 1 hospital worldwide, extend a sustained run of recognition in the rankings. The specialty list adds a granular view of performance across 13 medical areas.

Patients seeking specialty care in cardiac surgery, endocrinology, neurosurgery, pulmonology or urology may find the ranked Mayo Clinic hospitals a reference point when comparing options. The rankings do not indicate individual treatment availability or insurance coverage.

The takeaway

Patients comparing specialty hospitals can use published rankings as one input alongside referral guidance from their own physicians and insurance details. Rankings reflect a single publication's methodology, so they work best as a starting point.