Atlantic Health System Has More “#1 in NJ” State Rankings than Any Other Hospital System in NJ
Healthgrades’ annual Report to the Nation celebrates clinical performance and superior outcomes
Atlantic Health System medical centers are leaders in New Jersey and across the nation when it comes to delivering high quality care and superior patient outcomes across numerous specialties, according to the Healthgrades 2025 Report to the Nation, released today.
Morristown Medical Center is the only hospital in New Jersey to achieve all of the following recognitions in this year’s report: America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care, America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention, America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Care and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Surgery in 2025.
Overlook Medical Center is one of only 7 nationwide and the only hospital in NJ to receive all of the following recognitions in this year’s report: Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™, Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award™, Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award™, Critical Care Excellence Award™, Stroke Care Excellence Award™, Neurosurgery Excellence Award™, and Neurosciences Excellence Award™ and Surgical Care Excellence Award™.
Atlantic Health’s achievements are based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. As part of its 2025 hospital assessment, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to determine the top performers in specialty care. By offering easy access to objective performance measures, Healthgrades helps consumers find and select a hospital that excels in providing the care they need.
“Atlantic Health System is truly honored to not only be nationally recognized but also state ranked as providing personalized and the highest-quality care to the patients and people of New Jersey,” said Suja Mathew, MD, Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer, Atlantic Health System. “To achieve this consistent level of excellence from Healthgrades reassures our communities that we are completely dedicated and focused on the health and wellbeing of our patients and their families. No matter what type of care they need, patients can count on our amazing medical staff and clinical team members to deliver extraordinary care.”
Reflecting its continued pursuit of clinical excellence, this year Morristown Medical Center is named one of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for both Cardiac Care and Coronary Intervention. Additionally, Morristown achieved the Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Award for Gastrointestinal Care for the seventh consecutive year (2019-2025) and Gastrointestinal Surgery for the third consecutive year (2023-2025).
Healthgrades also recognized Morristown’s cardiovascular program by naming it among the top five percent in the nation for the second consecutive year (2024-2025) for:
Overall Cardiac Services
Cardiology Services
Coronary Interventional Procedures
New this year, Morristown is the recipient of the Healthgrades 2025 Joint Replacement Excellence Award™, was named among the top five percent in that nation for the same service and also earned a five-star rating for Total Hip Replacement.
Overlook Medical Center is the only hospital in New Jersey to be named One of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care for 12 years in a row (2014-2025) and Gastrointestinal Surgery for nine years in a row (2017-2025).
In addition, Overlook Medical Center was named one of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for:
Critical Care for 10 years in a row (2016-2025), the longest consecutive years for any hospital in New Jersey or New York to receive this award
Gastrointestinal Care for six years in a row (2020-2025)
Pulmonary Care which is new this year
New this year, Overlook received the 2025 Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ and named among the top 10 percent in the nation for the service.
Since 2019, Healthgrades has recognized Overlook Medical Center among the top five percent of hospitals in the U.S. for excellence in the Treatment of Stroke, Cranial Neurosurgery and Neurosciences more consecutive years (2019-2025) than any other hospital in New Jersey or New York.
Overlook Medical Center was also one of only five hospitals in New Jersey to achieve all three Healthgrades Neurosciences specialty excellence awards in 2025: Cranial Neurosurgery, Stroke Care, and Neurosciences. In addition, Overlook is the only hospital in New Jersey to achieve both the Healthgrades Gastrointestinal Care and Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Awards™ for nine years in a row (2017-2025).
In addition, Overlook is the only hospital in New Jersey that is a recipient of the Healthgrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ for eight years in a row (2018-2025) and the Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award™ for 10 Years in a Row (2016-2025).