New Jersey's Top 15 Hospitals: Who Made The List?

What are the top 15 hospitals in New Jersey?

U.S. News and World Report sifted through data for nearly 5,000 hospitals and results from surveys of more than 140,000 physicians to rank the best centers in 16 adult specialties from cancer to urology, according to the publication.

Death rates, patient safety and hospital reputation were a few of factors considered. Only 137 hospitals were nationally ranked in a specialty.

Some notable omissions included: Cooper University Hospital in Camden, Community Medical Center in Toms River, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, among others.

No psychiatric hospitals in New Jersey made the list.

Here is the list for New Jersey:

1. Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack

Bed Count: 685

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 1,169

Nationally ranked in 5 specialties

2. Morristown Medical Center, Morristown

Bed Count: 656

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 1,009

Nationally ranked hospital n 4 specialties

3. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick

Bed Count: 610

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 1,259

4. AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City

Bed Count: 534

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 508

5. Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune

Bed Count: 546

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 727

6. (Tie) St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick

Bed Count: 374

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 887

6. (Tie) University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, Plainsboro

Bed Count: 338

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 23

8. Overlook Medical Center, Summit

Bed Count: 428

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 1,047

9. (Tie) Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck

Bed Count: 318

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 670

9. (Tie) Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank

Bed Count: 270

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 1,065

9. (Tie) South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center, Vineland

Bed Count: 331

Type: General medical and surgical

12. Valley Hospital, Ridgewood

Bed Count: 446

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 953

13. (Tie) Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Trenton

Bed Count: 271

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 684

13. (Tie) University Hospital, Newark

Bed Count: 281

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 53

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