West Orange, NJ, November 11, 2025 – RWJBarnabas Health has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Orthopedic Programs for the third consecutive year in 2025. The list celebrates the nation’s leading providers of orthopedic care and orthopedic programs that are devoted to delivering comprehensive, compassionate care for patients experiencing musculoskeletal conditions and injuries and offer minimally invasive treatments, forward-thinking research, and breakthrough clinical trials that drastically improve patient outcomes.
The institutions recognized on the list have earned accolades from prestigious organizations like U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek and Healthgrades, receive funding from organizations like the National Institutes of Health, serve as official providers for elite sports teams, and hold the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval.
RWJBarnabas Health offers comprehensive orthopedic services for adults and children to help manage conditions caused by arthritis, degenerative joint disease, injuries, congenital issues and general wear and tear. Orthopedic services offered at its acute care, ambulatory care and rehabilitation facilities throughout New Jersey include emergency and trauma care, diagnostic testing, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, sports medicine and rehabilitation services.
RWJBarnabas Health’s expert orthopedic surgeons are leaders in their field, developing innovative techniques and implants that are used around the world, teaching the next generation of orthopedic surgeons through residency programs, lecturing, and publishing research studies worldwide. They care for professional and collegiate athletes, including the New Jersey Devils, Gotham FC and Rutgers University athletes, and perform a high volume of complex revision joint replacement surgeries, attesting to the high caliber of their clinical and surgical skills. RWJBarnabas Health has the largest group of orthopedic trauma specialists in New Jersey.
For more information about RWJBarnabas Health’s orthopedic surgeons or to find a physician, visit rwjbh.org/ortho.
About RWJBarnabas Health
RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive academic health system, caring for more than five million people annually. Nationally renowned for quality and safety, the system includes 14 hospitals and 9,000 affiliated physicians integrated to provide care at more than 700 patient care locations.
RWJBarnabas Health partners with its communities to build and sustain a healthier New Jersey. It provides patient-centered care in a compassionate manner and is the state’s largest safety-net provider and leader in addressing the social determinants of health. RWJBarnabas Health provides food to the hungry, housing for the homeless and economic opportunities to those most vulnerable.
RWJBarnabas Health’s commitment to enhancing access to care includes a transformative partnership with Rutgers University, including the Rutgers Cancer Institute — the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
RWJBarnabas Health is among New Jersey’s largest private employers, with more than 44,000 employees, contributing more than $7 billion to the state economy every year. For more information, visit rwjbh.org
Contact:
Carrie Cristello
Carrie.Cristello@rwjbh.org