Atlantic Health System Has More “#1 in NJ” State Rankings than Any Other Hospital System in NJ

Morristown, N.J., October 22, 2024 – 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). Morristown also received the 2025 Surgical Care Excellence Award™.

Healthgrades also recognized Morristown’s cardiovascular program by naming it among America's 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery™ as well as 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 America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award™ and the 2025 Joint Replacement Excellence Award™. Morristown 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. 

In addition, Morristown received a Five-Star rating for the Treatment of Pneumonia for two years in a row (2024-2025), while their neurosciences program was recognized with the following:

• Healthgrades 2025 Stroke Care Excellence Award™
• Named among top 10% in the nation for Treatment of Stroke 2025
• Five-Star recipient for Cranial Neurosurgery in 2025
• Five-Star recipient for Treatment of Stroke for 15 years in a row (2011-2025)

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). 

Healthgrades also awarded Atlantic Health System’s Newton, Chilton, Hackettstown and CentraState medical centers for high-quality treatment for several medical conditions and procedures:     

• Newton Medical Center is one of Healthgrades America's 100
  Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care and Critical Care for the second year in a row (2024-2025). For the fourth consecutive year, Newton slso earned the Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards for those same services as well as for Stroke Care for 2025.       
• • Newton was also named among the top five percent in the nation for Overall Pulmonary Services for three years in a row (2023-2025), top 10% in the nation for GI Medical Treatment for two years in a row (2024-2025) and top five percent in the nation for Treatment of Stroke 2025. Newton was also ranked top 5 in New Jersey for Pulmonary Care. 
• Newton achieved Five-Star ratings for Treatment of Stroke and Treatment of GI Bleed for the consecutive year (2024-2025). Additional Five-Star ratings include:
  • Treatment of Heart Failure for 15 years in a row (2011-2025)
  • Treatment of Sepsis for 15 years in a row (2011-2025)
  • Treatment of Respiratory Failure for 11 years in a row (2015-2025)
  • Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease for five consecutive years (2021-2025)
  • Treatment of Pneumonia for four years in a row (2022-2025)
  • Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism
• Chilton Medical Center was named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals™ in Critical Care for the third year in a row (2023-2025). Chilton also earned the 2025 Critical Care Excellence Award for the fourth year in a row (2022-2025) and was named among the top 5% in the Nation for Critical Care for the third year in a row (2023-2025).
• Chilton was also named among the top 10% in the nation for both cardiology services and overall GI services and is the recipient of the 2025 Pulmonary Care and Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Awards. Chilton was also ranked Top 3 in New Jersey for Critical Care.
• Additionally, Chilton earned Five-Star ratings (“better than
  expected” patient outcomes) for the treatment of:
  • Heart Failure for three years in a row (2023-2025)
  • Treatment of Heart Attack 
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease for three years in a row (2023-2025)
  • Treatment of Stroke
  • Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeries for two years in a row (2024-2025)
  • Treatment of GI Bleed
  • Treatment of Sepsis for six years in a row (2020-2025)
  • Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism
  • Treatment of Respiratory Failure    
  • Treatment of Pneumonia
• Hackettstown Medical Center was named among the top 10% in the nation for Overall Pulmonary Services and Critical Care for 2025. Hackettstown also earned the Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards for those same services.
• Additionally, Hackettstown achieved Five-Star ratings for the treatment of:
  • Sepsis for six years in a row (2020-2025)
  • Heart Failure for five years in a row (2021-2025)
  • Heart Attack for three years in a row (2023-2025)
  • Respiratory Failure for two years in a row (2024-2025)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Treatment of Pneumonia
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism
• CentraState Medical Center achieved Five-Star ratings for the
  treatment of Prostate Removal Surgery and Gastrointestinal Bleed 

“Healthgrades commends Atlantic Health for their clear commitment to delivering consistently superior patient outcomes in multiple critical service areas,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. “Atlantic Health’s leadership, expertise, and unwavering dedication to clinical excellence set a high mark for specialty care in New Jersey and nationwide.” 

Consumers can visit healthgrades.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access a patient-friendly overview of how we rate and why hospital quality matters here.

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About Atlantic Health System

Atlantic Health System is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Powered by a workforce of 20,000 team members and 5,440 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, Atlantic Health System serves more than half of the state of New Jersey including 14 counties and 7.5 million people.

The not-for-profit system offers more than 550 sites of care, including its eight hospitals: Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ, Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, Newton Medical Center in Newton, NJ, Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ, Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, NJ, Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute in Madison, NJ and through its partnership with CentraState Healthcare System in Freehold, NJ.

The system includes Atlantic Medical Group, part of a physician enterprise that makes up one of the largest multispecialty practices in New Jersey with more than 1,700 physicians and advance practice providers. Joined with Atlantic Accountable Care Organization and Optimus Healthcare Partners they form part of Atlantic Alliance, a Clinically Integrated Network of more than 2,500 health care providers throughout northern and central NJ.

Atlantic Health System provides care for the full continuum of health care needs through 27 urgent care centers, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Anywhere Virtual Visits. Facilitating the connection between these services on both land and air is the transportation fleet of Atlantic Mobile Health.

Atlantic Health System leads the Healthcare Transformation Consortium, a partnership of six regional hospitals and health systems dedicated to improving access and affordability, has a medical school affiliation with Thomas Jefferson University, is home to the regional campus of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Morristown and Overlook Medical Centers, and is the official health care partner of the New York Jets.