Guides & methodology
Two things, kept factual: short guides to help you choose a hospital or clinic within a single specialty, and a dated record of how the GCR Rating is calculated and when it changes. No opinion pieces, no news.
Choosing a clinic
What to ask, what a GCR Rating means, and how to compare facilities — one specialty at a time. Each guide links to that specialty's ranking.
What to confirm before treatment, how implants and veneers are priced, and how to read a clinic’s GCR Rating for dentistry.
Read guideHair transplantFUE versus DHI, what graft counts really mean, and the questions that separate a strong clinic from a cheap one.
Read guideFertility & IVFHow success rates are reported, why they are hard to compare, and what to check before starting a cycle abroad.
Read guideCosmetic & plastic surgerySurgeon credentials, aftercare and revision policies, and how to weigh a clinic’s rating against its reviews.
Read guideOphthalmologyWhich measurements matter, what equipment to ask about, and how to read outcomes for eye surgery.
Read guideBariatricSleeve versus bypass, the follow-up care that matters most, and how safety records feed a GCR Rating.
Read guideMethodology & updates
A dated record of the GCR Rating method. Each entry is a fact about how the numbers are calculated, not an announcement.
Each facility’s GCR Rating is now published as a single score out of 5 for one medical specialty, built to be read and cited directly. Facilities earn Top 10 and Top 100 positions per country or worldwide. See how a rating is calculated →
Facilities no longer feed information into their own ratings. The score is now powered by patients — verified public reviews and, increasingly, patient-reported outcomes tracked over time. What the rating measures →
A hospital that excels in one specialty may not in another. Each GCR Rating now reflects a single specialty, so every comparison on a ranking is like-for-like. One rating per specialty →
The Global Clinic Rating is founded to help patients compare private, self-pay providers worldwide. Read the full history →
Every guide is written in plain English and tied to a specialty ranking. Every rating is produced by a published methodology built on real patient results — no facility can pay to change its position. If a clinic you are considering is not yet listed, you can suggest it for review.
