Honors & Awards

• U.S. News & World Report: RWJBarnabas Health children’s hospitals were named among the nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals for 2023 – 2024 by U.S. News & World Report for Urology. The Urology ranking recognizes a four-hospital practice that is based at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital but that also provides care at three other RWJBarnabas Health hospitals – with Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, McMullen Children’s Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, and The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center.
• 2022-2016 Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality
• U.S. News & World Report 2022 - 2023 Best Regional Hospital and high performing in treating Colon Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Diabetes, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Pneumonia, Stroke, and Gastroenterology and GI Surgery
• U.S. News & World Report 2022 - 2023 Best Regional Hospital
• U.S. News & World Report 2019 - 2020 Best Hospital for Gynecology as well as Diabetes and Endocrinology
• NAPBC National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers Accredited Breast Center - A Quality Program of the American College of Surgeons
• Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for nursing excellence
• 2020 Leapfrog Top Teaching Large Hospital–nationally recognized for patient safety and quality, one of only 10 hospitals recognized in the U.S.
• 2019 Leapfrog Top Hospital–nationally recognized for patient safety and Quality, one of only 55 teaching hospitals recognized in the U.S.
• 2022-2012 certified level 9 Digital Most Wired from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)
• One of the largest kidney transplant and living donor programs in the nation
• Academic Center of Excellence in Women’s Health (the first in NJ)
• Three-year approval for the Cancer Center from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
• Comprehensive Stroke Center designation by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
• Designated Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine - 2021 Accredited Facility Member
• 2017 Hospital of the Year at the 11th NJ Biz Healthcare Heroes Award
• American Burn Association in conjunction with the American College of Surgeons Burn Center verification
• Award-winning Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Performance Excellence 2017 Excellence Award

• The Joint Commission Specialty Certifications

  • Primary Stroke Center
  • Hip and Knee Replacement
  • Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Palliative Care (Achieved 2021)