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RWJBarnabas Health children’s hospitals have been ranked among the nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals for 2025–2026 for Pediatric Urology by U.S. News & World Report. The Best Children’s Hospital Gold Badge for Pediatric Urology (#48), which it has earned for the third consecutive year, is inclusive of pediatric urologic care at RWJBarnabas Health’s children’s hospitals – The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, McMullen Children’s Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, and Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at RWJUH ranked #2 in New Jersey and #16 in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital was one of only two hospitals in New Jersey recognized as a Best Children’s Hospital and among the top 20 children’s hospitals in the Mid-Atlantic.

As New Jersey’s largest academic health system, RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH) offers an unmatched range of pediatric services, from primary care to specialized treatments and therapies. In partnership with Rutgers Health, our Children’s Health network provides advanced research, teaching, social impact initiatives and outstanding care to improve the health and well-being of every child in every community.

The RWJBH Children’s Health network includes four comprehensive acute care children’s hospitals/centers, a pediatric rehabilitation and long-term care hospital, nearly 900 primary and specialty care providers, and the full array of tertiary and quaternary physical and mental health services for children.

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As the state’s largest academic health care system, we offer a wide range of educational programs and research opportunities in the field of children’s health services.

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