HMH, Atlantic Health, RWJBH each place two hospitals in Top Ten in state 

Much will deservedly be made of Hackensack University Medical Center not only being named the No. 1 hospital in the state but also among Top 20 in the country, a first for New Jersey in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report rankings. 

But the leaders at Hackensack Meridian Health also take pride in noting they have two hospitals that were ranked in the top ten in New Jersey, as Jersey Shore University Medical Center was ranked No. 5. 

U.S. News, which has been ranking hospitals in numerous categories and geographic areas for 36 years, evaluated 96 hospitals in New Jersey this year, with 11 meeting the standard to be recognized as a Best Regional Hospital.   

HMH was one of three systems with two honorees on the list. 

Atlantic Health took both the No. 2 (Morristown Medical Center) and No. 3 spots (Overlook Medical Center). 

RWJBarnabas Health hospitals were in the No. 4 (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – New Brunswick) and No. 8 (Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center) spots. 

A look at the Best Regional Hospitals: 

1. Hackensack University Medical Center 
2. Morristown Medical Center 
3. Overlook Medical Center (Summit) 
4. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – New Brunswick 
5. Jersey Shore University Medical Center (Neptune) 
6. The Valley Hospital (Paramus) 
7. Cooper University Health Care (Camden) 
8. Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (Livingston) 
9. AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center – Atlantic City 
10. 10 (tie): Englewood Hospital  
11. 10 (tie): Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center (Plainsboro) 

New Jersey hospitals also fared well on the New York area rankings, with nine making a list of 25. 

Hackensack was ranked in a tie for the top spot (the first time a N.J. hospital has been in that position). Morristown Medical Center also earned a Top Ten spot at No. 9. 

Others ranked include Overlook (No. 14), RWJU-New Brunswick (No. 17), Jersey Shore (No. 19) Valley (No. 22), Cooperman Barnabas (No. 23), Englewood (No. 24 tie), Penn Medicine Princeton (No. 24 tie). 

U.S. News rankings evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals nationwide. 

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