Top 5 most populous megacities worldwide
The United Nations has released fresh data on the most populous cities in the world. Let's take a look at the top megacities by population.
10th place - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, US
Many Hollywood celebrities choose Cedars-Sinai for its high-class medical services.
The center holds around 1,000 beds. The cost is from $ 1,000 per day. The luxurious chambers, which contain real masterpieces of art, offer stunning views of the Hollywood Hills. Patients eat food only from the chef.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center focuses on biomedical research and new therapies in cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, immunology, etc.
9th place - Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
The internal infrastructure and the availability of a 5-star luxury hotel have made the hospital a popular medical tourism destination. The facility treats more than 400 thousand patients annually. Its services satisfy various demands and incomes.
Patients and medical personnel understand each other perfectly thanks to interpreters. Clients are pleased not only with the treatment of cancer, musculoskeletal and heart diseases, and spine problems, but also with professional competence of hospital staff.
8th place - The Priory Hospital, UK
Another destination popular with famous clients is The Priory Hospital. It is the number one rehabilitation facility in Europe with more than 60 branches around the UK.
The Priory Hospital is considered the best in the treatment of psychiatric, neurological diseases and emotional illnesses. Patients of the clinic at different times were Kate Moss, Johnny Depp, Robbie Williams, Amy Winehouse, Gerard Butler and others.
7th place - The Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden is one of the best medical tourism destinations for its high level of medical training, care for patients and advanced equipment.
The Karolinska University Hospital was built according to one of the most environmentally friendly projects in the world. Patients can not only receive highly qualified medical care, but also experience the power of phytoncides. These biologically active substances are able to destroy pathogens.
6th place - Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
The Harvard Medical School gained worldwide recognition for its research activity and high quality patient care services. Its buildings are located in the Boston area and other state cities. The facility provides treatment for a wide range of diseases - from cancer to endocrine.
The hospital spends hundreds of millions of US dollars annually on educational activities and research, as well as on the training of specialists in various fields of medicine.
5th place - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, US
The most advanced methods for cancer diagnostics and treatment, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, immunotherapy, are used at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. It is one of the original three comprehensive cancer centers in the United States.
This medical research institution is both a clinical base and a research center. It includes several buildings with dozens of departments and laboratories, as well as several hotels for patients and their relatives. Many cancer patients undergoing complex treatment are also participating in the latest clinical tests.
4th place - Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
The Great Ormond Street Hospital in London is the largest children’s hospital in the UK. It has high rates in pediatrics. The medical institution has the largest centers for child brain surgery, and treatment of cardiovascular and oncological diseases of children. Unique neurorehabilitation techniques are actively used. Gene therapy is applied to treat autoimmune diseases.
The hospital is constantly developing since the playwright James Matthew Barrie transferred the copyright to the image of Peter Pan to the institution. The Children's Charity Foundation also contributes to the facility’s modernization.
3rd place - Stanford University Medical Center, US
The Stanford University Medical Center has a high quality service and healthcare. However, it is famous for its achievements in introducing advanced methodologies into medical practice. A successful combined transplantation of lungs and heart was carried out in 1981. The first synthesis of biologically active DNA in vitro is also among significant achievements.
Since 2010, innovative research for diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases have been conducted in the hospital. In 2018, Science Translational Medicine published data on the successful testing of an anti-cancer vaccine by local experts.
2nd place - Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
The Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital consists of 172 buildings and occupies a land plot of 173 ha. It accommodates 2964 patients at a time. Currently, it is the largest medical institution in the world.
The facility accounts for 50% of the health services in the Southern Gauteng Region, South Africa’s most economically developed region.
1st place - Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA
Over the past two decades, the Johns Hopkins Hospital ranks first in the top ten hospitals in the world. It shows brilliant results in gynecology, neurosurgery, neurology, urology and rheumatology.
This is due to the use of the most effective drugs, a unique training system for personnel and the conduct of modern scientific research.
Currently, the hospital is located in 20 buildings. It receives over 4 million patients every year. There are many patients who are willing to change their gender.
The United Nations has released fresh data on the most populous cities in the world. Let's take a look at the top megacities by population.
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