Watertown, MA – July 23, 2024 – Newsweek partnered with Statista for its annual ranking of the World’s Best Hospitals, a series that began in March 2019. In 2024 the list includes data on 2,400 hospitals across 30 countries. For the first time, Chile and Malaysia have been added to the ranking, which also includes the U.S., most of Western Europe and Scandinavia, 10 Asian countries, Australia and countries elsewhere in the Americas.   

The Newsweek-Statista rankings provide crucial insights for patients, families and health care executives interested in selecting the right hospital to provide care that delivers improved patient outcomes.  

Of note all of the U.S.-based hospitals use Exergen’s Temporal Artery Thermometers. What stands out in this research is the overwhelming preference for Exergen thermometers in these premier healthcare facilities. This significant finding underscores the trust and confidence that healthcare professionals place in Exergen Temporal ArteryThermometers. Physicians and nurses around the globe recognize Exergen as the pinnacle of temperaturemeasurement technology, valuing its precision, reliability, and ease of use.    

Exergen’s range of Temporal Artery Thermometers includes:  

• TAT-5000S: Tailored for large hospitals dealing with substantial patient volumes, this model is a standalone, highly accurate, and non-invasive thermometer. It can seamlessly integrate into renowned spot monitors like Philips SureSigns VS4, GE Healthcare VC*150, V100, CorometricMidmark IQvitals Zone, and others, facilitating streamlined operations in hectic medical environments.
• TAT-2000: This durable professional lite thermometer expedites temperature measurements by doctors and nurses in small clinics and school systems, enhancing healthcare productivity. Backed by a 7-year warranty, the TAT-2000 is a testament to Exergen’s commitment to quality and reliability. 
• TAT-2000C: A consumer-focused model employing the same advanced technology as its professional counterparts, offering advanced capabilities at an accessible price point. 
• The Temporal Artery Thermometers boast key advantages including exceptional accuracy, patient safety, swift measurements within 2-3 seconds, affordability, durable construction, easy maintenance, and extensive clinical validation through over 110 peer-reviewed studies. They represent a leap forward in non-invasive temperature measurement, crucial in medical settings. Select professional models come with a Lifetime Warranty. 

 About the World’s Best Hospitals Survey  

This survey is a result of more than 85,000 medical experts and public data from post-hospitalization patient surveys on their general satisfaction. The score also considers metrics on things like hygiene and patient/doctor ratio as well as a Statista survey on whether hospitals use Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), which are standardized questionnaires completed by patients to assess their experience and results.  

About Exergen     

Exergen Corporation, headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States, is the leader in non-invasive temperature measurement technologies for industrial and medical applications, and delivers non-invasive temperature meters with higher accuracy, lower costs, less process control, and higher reliability than previously possible. Known in both healthcare and consumer markets for its award-winning arterial thermometer, Exergen was founded by MIT and Harvard graduate, and Harvard research scientist, Dr. Francesco Pompei, who is inventor of more than 100 patents owned by Exergen.   

Source: Newsweek and Statistica https://www.newsweek.com/rankings/worlds-best-hospitals-2024 

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Christina Guilbert   

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