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Awards & Accreditations

Overlook Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and is a Major Clinical Research Affiliate of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Atlantic Health is the primary academic and clinical affiliate in New Jersey of Mount Sinai School of Medicine and The Mount Sinai Hospital.

Overlook Hospital’s programs and services have received prestigious recognition and certifications, including:

  • Breast Center – Outreach Award from BMW and Susan B. Komen Foundation

  • Carol G. Simon Cancer Center – Outstanding Achievement Award and Three Year Approval with Commendation: American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer

  • Center for Sleep Medicine – Accreditation: American Academy of Sleep Medicine

  • Chest Pain Center – Accreditation: Society of Chest Pain Centers

  • Community Health – Outreach Programs Award: Health Research and Education Trust of New Jersey

  • Diabetes Center – Education Recognition Certificate: American Diabetes Association

  • Epilepsy Center – Level 4: National Association of Epilepsy Centers

  • Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute – Elective Angioplasty CPORT E Trial: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services; Cardiac Rehabilitation Center Accreditation: American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Vascular Laboratory Accreditation: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories; ACTION Registry®-GWTG™ Gold Performance Achievement Award: American College of Cardiology Foundation and American Heart Association; Echocardiography Laboratory Accreditation: Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories

  • Laboratory – Accreditation: College of American Pathologists

  • Maternity – Level III Intensive Perinatal Unit: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services

  • Metabolic Medicine and Weight Loss Center – Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

  • Orthopedics – Gold Seal of Approval™ - Cervical Spine Treatment Certification and Lumbar Spine Treatment Certification: The Joint Commission

  • Overlook Hospital – Access to Quality of Care Award: New Jersey Hospital Association; National Medal of Honor for Organ Donation: US Department of Health and Human Services

  • Radiology and Radiation Oncology – Accreditation in Radiation Oncology: American College of Radiology; Certification: American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

  • Stroke Center – First Comprehensive Stroke Center: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services; Stroke Care Certification/Gold Seal of Approval™ for Primary Stroke Centers: The Joint Commission; Get With the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award: American Heart Association and American Stroke Association

  • Women's Heart Awareness Program – Circle of Excellence Award: American Association of Critical Care Nurses

  • Wound Healing Program – Accreditation: Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Society; Gold Seal of Approval™ Disease-Specific Care Certification: The Joint Commission


Learn more about Atlantic Health's awards and accreditations >