Overlook Medical Center Awards & Recognition
Overlook Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission and is a Major Clinical Research Affiliate of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Atlantic Health System is an affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Additional Overlook Medical recognition includes:
- Access to Quality of Care Award: New Jersey Hospital Association
- Best Regional Hospital in six specialties, including gastroenterology, geriatrics, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, pulmonology, and urology: U.S. News & World Report
- National Medal of Honor for Organ Donation: US Department of Health and Human Services
- One of the top hospitals in New Jersey for the treatment of neurological disorders and stroke: Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
Overlook Medical’s programs and services have received prestigious recognition and certifications, including:
- Atlantic Health System Weight & Wellness Center – Center of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Breast Center – Accreditation: National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC); Accreditation: American College of Radiology; 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; One of "70 Hospitals With Great Oncology Programs": Becker's Hospital Review
- 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; Care Award: International Lactation Consultant Association
- Orthopedics – Gold Seal of Approval™ - Spine Surgery Certification: The Joint Commission
- Overlook Emergency Department, Union – Lantern Award: Emergency Nurses Association
- 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 and Target: Stroke Honor Roll: 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