Among the Best Hospitals in the Country, Right Here in New Jersey
At Hackensack Meridian Health, we’re proud to be home to two of the most clinically recognized hospitals in the NY-NJ Metro Area. Hackensack University Medical Center is ranked among the Top 20 hospitals in the nation and Jersey Shore University Medical Center has been named a Top 5 hospital in New Jersey, according to U.S. News & World Report 2025-2026.
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack University Medical Center is the first hospital in New Jersey’s history to be ranked among the Top 20 in the nation. It’s also the #1 hospital in the NY–NJ Metro Area, and the #1 hospital in New Jersey, yet again.
It is home to Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital, the #1 children’s hospital in the state, and only nationally ranked cancer center in NJ, John Theurer Cancer Center.
It is also home to nationally ranked specialties including Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Orthopedics, Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery, and Urology, and the states only nationally-ranked Pulmonology, Geriatrics, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Cancer and Ear Nose Throat programs.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Jersey Shore University Medical Center is #5 in New Jersey, and has been ranked in the top 10 in New Jersey for more than a decade. The hospital has the best Obstetrics and Gynecology program in the state, and has been nationally recognized for its Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery, Geriatrics, and Pulmonology & Lung Surgery programs. It is also home to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, the #1 ranked children’s hospital in the state.
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute has been recognized as a Top 35 physical rehabilitation hospital in the nation, seven years running.
John Theurer Cancer Center
John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center has been named the best cancer center in New Jersey and is the state’s only nationally ranked cancer center, at #37.
Children’s Health
For the fourth year in a row, Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital and K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital of Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health have been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the #1 children’s hospitals in New Jersey. Learn more.
“This historic Top 20 national ranking belongs to our team members. It was forged in the early morning hours by our nurses, earned in the operating room by our surgeons, and built daily by every team member who puts our patients first. Their collective passion and relentless pursuit of excellence drive this success. To see their incredible work recognized on a national stage is immensely gratifying. This is a celebration of them, and a promise to our patients that we will never stop reaching higher.”
- Robert Garrett, CEO, Hackensack Meridian Health