Hospital In Summit Ranked As One Of 50 Best In Country

SUMMIT, NJ – A healthcare information company has released its latest rankings of the best hospitals in the United States. Of 250 hospitals on the nationwide list, five were in New Jersey, and the Garden State placed two in the top 50 — including one right in Summit.

Healthgrades, the company that published the rankings, said patients treated in hospitals on the top-250 list have a 26.6 percent lower chance of dying than if they are treated in hospitals that aren't named to the rankings. And for those in the top 50, the chances of dying are even lower than that.

Healthgrades evaluated hospital performance for 32 procedures and conditions, such as treatment of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, respiratory failure, sepsis and stroke.

Here are the New Jersey hospitals ranked among the best in the nation:

Top 50:

• Overlook Medical Center, Summit
• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown

Top 250:

• AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - Atlantic City
• AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - Mainland, Pomona
• Valley Hospital, Ridgewood

Overlook Medical Center is a 504-bed non-profit hospital owned by Atlantic Health.

Atlantic posted their own story about the rankings here.

Read more in a statewide Patch story about the rankings and methodology here.