Two Atlantic Health Hospitals Named Among New Jersey's Top Three by U.S. News & World Report

Morristown, NJ, August 4, 2026 - Atlantic Health announced today that Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center and Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center have again been ranked in the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report in its 2026-2027 Best Hospital rankings. With Atlantic Health Morristown ranked second and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked third, Atlantic Health stands alone as the only healthcare system with two hospitals in New Jersey’s top three. 

For the 2026-2027 rating period, Atlantic Health Morristown earned national rankings for three of its Adult Specialties: Orthopedics (#13), Urology (#25), and Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery (#41) and high-performing in Geriatrics & Gastroenterology and GI Surgery. Among the most significant achievements, Atlantic Health Morristown’s Orthopedics program remains the state’s highest-ranked and is also the number four program across the New York Metro area. The Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery program joins Orthopedics as the highest-ranked program in New Jersey this year and was ranked eighth across the New York Metro Area. 

Atlantic Health Overlook maintains its number three hospital position for the state and is tied at number 16 in the New York Metro area. It was recognized as high-performing in one Adult Specialty: Neurology & Neurosurgery. 

Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center was recognized as high-performing in Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma, Pneumonia, and Stroke.  Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center was also recognized as high-performing in Stroke. 

“National recognition in multiple specialties speaks to the incredible work occurring every day throughout the Atlantic Health enterprise," said Saad Ehtisham, President and CEO, Atlantic Health. “These achievements reflect our commitment to innovative care that delivers extraordinary outcomes. Congratulations to our entire team for always putting our patients first while elevating the bar for high-quality care across New Jersey.”

Atlantic Health Morristown was recognized as high-performing in 22 Common Adult Procedures & Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Aortic Valve Surgery, Back Surgery (Spinal Fusion), Colon Cancer Surgery, Diabetes, Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery, Gynecological Cancer Surgery, Heart Arrhythmia, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure, Hip Fracture, Hip Replacement, Kidney Failure, Knee Replacement, Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma, Lung Cancer Surgery, Pacemaker Implantation, Pneumonia, Prostate Cancer Surgery, Stroke, and TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement). 

Atlantic Health Overlook received recognition for 15 of its Common Adult Procedures & Conditions, including COPD, Colon Cancer Surgery, Diabetes, Heart Arrhythmia, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Hip Fracture, Hip Replacement, Kidney Failure, Knee Replacement, Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma, Pacemaker Implantation, Pneumonia, Prostate Cancer Surgery, and Stroke. 

U.S. News evaluated nearly 4,500 hospitals across 14 adult specialties and 23 procedures and conditions; only 16% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals designation.

“A hospital named among the U.S. News Best Hospitals has demonstrated its commitment to high-quality care, especially in achieving successful outcomes for patients,” said U.S. News’ Managing Editor and Chief of Health Analysis Ben Harder. “A Best Hospitals recognition reflects consistent top-tier medical care to its community.”

To determine the Best Hospitals, U.S. News analyzed each hospital’s performance based on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and patient experience. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from over 800 million records of patient care.

For more information, visit Best Hospitals.

About Atlantic Health

Atlantic Health 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 25,000 team members and more than 5,667 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, Atlantic Health 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: Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center in Newton, NJ, Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ, Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, NJ, Atlantic Health Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute in Madison, NJ and Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center 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 almost 2,000 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 4,000 health care providers throughout northern and central NJ.

Atlantic Health provides care for the full continuum of health care needs through 26 urgent care centers, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Health Virtual Visits. Facilitating the connection between these services on both land and air is the transportation fleet of Atlantic Mobile Health.

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