28 Top N.J. Hospitals For Procedures That Could Save, Enhance Your Life

Ever wonder if you're getting the best care you can possibly get at New Jersey hospitals?

Twenty-eight New Jersey hospitals are considered the best for procedures that could enhance — or even save — your life (see list below).

Healthgrades, considered among the leading consumer ratings groups for physicians and hospitals, has that information for you.

Healthgrades released its new, first-of-its-kind "Risk IQ Tool" this week that helps consumers assess their personal risk as it relates to six common surgical procedures, and then provides guidance to select a high-quality hospital and physician for their procedure.

Healthgrades also released its annual analysis of the nation's hospitals, the 2017 Healthgrades Report to the Nation, which offers insight on clinical quality and outcomes across the country.

Morristown Medical Center was recognized by the consumer healthcare ratings group as one of America’s 50 best hospitals for Cardiac Surgery and one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals in the nation for cardiac care, orthopedic surgery and joint replacement. The medical center was the only hospital in New Jersey named to the "America’s 50 Best Hospitals" list earlier this year.

“We are pleased that the patients, families, and communities that rely on Morristown Medical Center for their health care have further evidence of our daily commitment to quality and safety measures,” said Trish O’Keefe, president of Morristown Medical Center.

Here is the list of 28 New Jersey hospitals and the specific procedures they were recognized for:

• AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - Atlantic City, Hysterectomies
• Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, Bariatric Surgery
• Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell, Pennington, Hysterectomies
• Community Medical Center, Toms River, Pacemaker Procedures
• Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Pacemaker Procedures, Englewood
• Hackensack UMC, Hackensack, Hip Replacement
• Hackensack UMC Mountainside, Montclair, Bariatric Surgery
• Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck, Hysterectomies
• Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, Total Knee Replacement
• Inspira Medical Center Woodbury, Pacemaker Procedures
• Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• JFK Medical Center, Edison, Hysterectomies
• Kennedy University Hospital - Stratford, Pacemaker Procedures
• Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center, Secaucus, Hysterectomies
• Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, Hysterectomies
• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, Hysterectomies
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, Bariatric Surgery
• RWJ University Hospital Hamilton, Hysterectomies
• RWJ University Hospital Somerset, Somerville, Hysterectomies
• Saint Clare's Hospital/Denville, Total Knee Replacement
• Saint Mary's Hospital, Passaic, Hysterectomies
• Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, Hysterectomies
• Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, Hysterectomies
• Shore Medical Center, Somers Point, Hip Replacement
• Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin, Pacemaker Procedures
• Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, Hysterectomies
• Virtua Berlin, Total Knee Replacement

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