Morristown Medical Center

Awards, Certifications and Affiliations

— U.S. News & World Report (2024)

• Ranked best hospital in NJ for Orthopedics and nationally ranked in the top 50 for Orthopedics, Urology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery
• Ranked regionally in 22 high-performing specialties, procedures and conditions recognized

— Newsweek (2024)

• Named one of the World's Best Hospitals
  (#47 in the U.S and #1 in New Jersey), recognized with the Infection Prevention Award and Patient Experience Award, and named one of the World's Best Smart Hospitals
• Ranked as one of America’s Best Cardiac Hospitals (#36), Orthopedic Hospitals (#39), Cancer Hospitals (#63), and Neurological Hospitals (#74)
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital Ranked as America’s Best for Neurology (#41) and Gastroenterology (#43)

— Healthgrades

• America's 50 Best Hospitals Award for 10 Years in a Row (2016-2025)
• America's 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery in 2025
• America's 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care and Coronary Intervention for 2 Years in a Row (2024-2025)
• America's 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement, Gastrointestinal Surgery and Gastrointestinal Care in 2025
• #1 in NJ for Cardiac Care and Joint Replacement, # 3 in NJ for Cardiology, # 4 in NJ for Gastrointestinal Care and Gastrointestinal Surgery and # 5 in NJ for Gastrointestinal Medical Treatment

— Money Magazine (2025)

• #9 hospital in the U.S. and the only NJ hospital in the top 20.
• Maternity Care: Top 10 in the US, highest ranked in NJ.
• Pediatric Care: Top 10 in the US, highest ranked in NJ.
• Cardiac Care: Top 10 in the US, highest ranked in NJ.
• Cancer Care: #40 in the country, top two in NJ.

— Named to Becker’s Healthcare list of ‘Great Hospitals in America’ (2023, 2024)

— #1 NJBIZ Top 50 Hospitals (2024, 2025)

— #1 hospital in NJ among “Jersey’s Best” Top Hospitals, selected by Castle Connolly Top Doctors for the 6th year (2024)

— Recognized by the Leapfrog Group with an “A” hospital safety grade—its highest—and named a Top Teaching Hospital

— Accredited as a level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department by the American College of Emergency Physicians (2021-2024)

— The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recognized the medical center with its highest five-star rating again in 2023

— Magnet® Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service for sixth consecutive time (2024), an honor claimed by less than 1% of the hospitals in the United States; over 1,600 nurses employed at medical center

— Various programs recognized as part of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Association's Blue Distinction Specialty Care Program.

• Blue Distinction Center +: Bariatric Surgery (November 2024), Knee and Hip Replacement (May 2024)
• Blue Distinction Center: Cancer Care (March 2023), Maternity Care (June 2024)

— Lead affiliate of the only New Jersey-based Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI)

— Recipient of the prestigious American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Commission on Cancer’s Outstanding Achievement Award, given to fewer than 15% of centers nationwide, three times in a row

— Accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) for providing high-quality care to patients with diseases of the breast

— Verified as Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and designated a Level II by the state of New Jersey

— Received The Joint Commission disease-specific certification in primary stroke, spine, knee replacement, hip replacement, ventricular assist devices, perinatal care, and wound care

— Level III Regional Perinatal Center for highest risk mothers and newborns

— Recognized as a Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety: Smoke Evacuation facility and recipient of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Go Clear Award™ (2024)

— One of only 25 U.S. hospitals recognized by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for achieving exemplary outcomes in surgical patient care

— Recognized with platinum-level status by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for efforts to increase enrollment in the New Jersey state donor registry and educate patients about organ and tissue donation

— Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence: American Association of Critical Care Nurses

— Achieved the 2023 Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award

— Designated as an MBSAQIP Accredited Center -Comprehensive Center with Adolescent

— Designated as a Level IV Regional Perinatal Health Care Center by The Joint Commission, in collaboration with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in 2024. Only the second hospital in NJ to achieve this designation

— Designated Baby-Friendly USA®- Maternity Center (2016) Re-Designated 2023-2028)

— Recognized as a Top Performer (5 star, #9 in the large, specialized Complex Care Medical Center cohort) in the 2022 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Annual Ranking by Vizient, Inc.

— Recognized by NurseJournal.org as the third best hospital to work for nurses out of 5,000 hospitals in the U.S. (2021-2024)

— Named a Center of Excellence for the treatment of pancreatic cancer by the National Pancreas Foundation

— Atlantic Health System named Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® for the 15th year (2024)

— Honored by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association with the 2024 Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards with Target: Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Rolls.

— Earned a three-star, top rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for patient care and outcomes in 3 procedures: isolated CABG, AVR + CABG, and MVRR. Among only 4% of hospitals in the US to receive three stars in AVR (July 2021-June 2024).

Key Services and Partnerships

— Specialties include: all areas of cardiovascular medicine, including the largest cardiac surgery program in NJ; orthopedics; trauma; oncology; neonatal intensive care unit; specialized care for children via Goryeb Children's Hospital

— Academic affiliation with the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

— Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets

— 12-bed Cardiac Step Down Unit (CSDU) where patients are cared for by multi-disciplinary team including a hospital medicine attending, cardiology attending, cardiology fellows, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, and other disciplines as required to ensure frequent monitoring to maintain hemodynamic stability and optimal cardiac functioning.

— Home to the Breakthrough Oncology Accelerator, a pioneering research and clinical collaboration affiliated with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) of Phoenix, AZ

— Site of care for the Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center

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