U.S. News & World Report Again Names Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Among Best Hospitals

RWJUH and Rutgers Cancer Institute remain one of the leading cancer programs for oncology in the state as recognized by U.S. News & World Report

(New Brunswick, NJ) – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has again been named by U.S. News & World Report as a 2024-2025 Best Regional Hospital in New Jersey and is ranked #22 (tie) in the highly-competitive New York Metropolitan area.

RWJUH achieved High Performing recognition among U.S. News’ 2024-2025 edition of Best Hospitals for the Adult Specialty of Cancer, and for 11 Common Adult Conditions and Procedures, including Aortic Valve Surgery, COPD, Colon Cancer Surgery, Gynecologic Cancer Surgery, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma, Lung Cancer Surgery, Prostate Cancer Surgery and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

The annual Specialty, Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their health care providers in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.

RWJUH was also recognized as High Performing by U.S. News & World Report in Maternity Care for 2024 and is home to The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital, which currently is recognized as having the #34 pediatric Orthopedics and #47 pediatric Urology program in the nation according to the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospital release.

“Of the 113 hospitals in New Jersey, we are honored to be one of only eight recognized as a Best Regional Hospital for 2024-25 by U.S. News & World Report, and to again rank #22 in the NY Metropolitan Area,” said Bill Arnold, Chief Executive Officer of RWJUH. “As the anchor of our academic medical system and through our robust partnerships with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers Cancer Institute, New Jersey’s only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, RWJUH addresses the most complex medical conditions and offers the most high-acuity services in the state and region including serving as one of only three state-designated Level 1 Trauma Centers. I commend the RWJUH team on this achievement and thank them for their hard work and dedication.”

U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions; only 11% of evaluated hospitals earned a Best Hospitals ranking. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.

“For 35 years, U.S. News has been a leading resource for patients navigating their health care decisions,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “A ‘Best Hospital’ recognition empowers patients to seek out medical care from the best of the best to treat their illness or condition.”

To calculate the Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This year, among other methodology refinements, U.S. News incorporated new data on care provided to patients with Medicare Advantage insurance and on care provided to outpatients, nearly doubling the number of patients included in its annual data analysis. The Procedures & Conditions ratings are based entirely on objective quality measures.

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About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick, an RWJBarnabas Health Facility, is a 628-bed academic medical center that is New Jersey’s largest academic medical center through its deep partnership with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. RWJUH is the flagship Cancer Hospital of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, a nationally-ranked 2023-24 Best Children’s Hospital by U.S. News & World Report. Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, bariatric surgery and women’s health. A Level 1 Trauma Center and the first designated Pediatric Trauma Center in the state, RWJUH’s New Brunswick campus serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness. Learn more at www.rwjbh.org/newbrunswick or www.bmsch.org

RWJUH has earned significant national recognition for clinical quality and patient safety, including the prestigious Magnet® Recognition for Nursing Excellence and being named to Newsweek’s 2023 list of Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers. The RWJUH Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center has been recognized by The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association as meeting The Joint Commission’s standards for Disease-Specific Care Comprehensive Stroke Center Advanced Certification. RWJUH has also earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Disease-Specific Care Certification for Spine Surgery; The Joint Commission Gold Seal Certification for Bariatric Services; and The Joint Commission Gold Seal Certification for Hip and Knee Replacement services. The Joint Commission also awarded RWJUH a Gold Seal Certification as well as an Advanced Certification in Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Implantation.

For more Information visit us online at www.rwjbh.org/newbrunswick

About U.S. News & World Report

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Contact: Peter Haigney
RWJUH Public Relations
(732) 937-8568