News DeskDubai: Aster DM Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider in the GCC, has achieved international recognition with five of its hospitals featured in Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2025 list. This milestone underscores the group’s commitment to clinical excellence and patient-centric care across the region.
Four UAE hospitals – Aster Hospital Mankhool (Rank #4), Aster Hospital Al Qusais (Rank #16), Medcare Hospital Al Safa (Rank #31), and Medcare Hospital Sharjah (Rank #35)—were lauded for their outstanding performance. In Saudi Arabia, Aster Sanad Hospital (Rank #38) emerged as a top-tier facility, marking Aster’s growing influence in the Kingdom. The rankings, compiled by Newsweek and research firm Statista, evaluated clinical outcomes, patient feedback, and expert surveys involving 85,000 medical professionals globally.
Dr. Azad Moopen, Founder and Chairman of Aster DM Healthcare, hailed the achievement as a testament to the organization’s ethos: “Over the years, Aster DM Healthcare has evolved as an organization which upholds the highest standards of clinical excellence and renowned for setting benchmarks in international standards of care across specialties. Recognition by global platforms like Newsweek is an acknowledgement of the hard work, commitment and dedication of our doctors, nurses and staff to ensure that each patient receives the best outcome and care, further strengthening our resolve to continue striving for excellence in the healthcare sector.”
Alisha Moopen, Managing Director and Group CEO, GCC, emphasized Aster’s innovative approach: “At Aster we are constantly striving to make our customers’ and patients’ journey more meaningful and in the process we have introduced latest advancements in clinical solutions and patient led feedback metrics which helps us stay ahead of the curve. The healthcare sector is evolving rapidly, and we are glad to have integrated international methodologies like PROMs and PREMs which empower our patients by giving them the voice to actively share their experience, which in turn gets actioned to improve our services.
It is a moment of pride for us to note that most of our hospitals have ranked higher this year as compared to the last few years, which is a recognition of the collective efforts of our doctors, nurses, clinical and support staff to ensure that each patient who seeks our help receives the highest level of care, which remains our foremost priority.”
The World’s Best Hospitals list is renowned for its rigorous methodology, combining public surveys, hospital performance metrics, and peer recommendations. Aster’s inclusion highlights its leadership in adapting to healthcare’s digital evolution, including the launch of the region’s first healthcare super app, myAster, which enhances accessibility to medical services.
