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973-971-4932EmailMorristown Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center are the Only Two Hospitals in New Jersey on the Best 50 List || Chilton Medical Center Again Among 250 Best
MORRISTOWN/SUMMIT/POMPTON PLAINS/NEWTON, NJ – JANUARY 28, 2025 – Today three Atlantic Health System medical centers were named among America’s Best Hospitals for 2025, according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading resource U.S. consumers use when searching for a hospital or doctor. Morristown Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center are once again named among America’s 50 Best Hospitals, and Chilton Medical Center is named among America’s 250 Best Hospitals.
All three medical centers, as well as Atlantic Health System’s Newton Medical Center, were also ranked highly among New Jersey hospitals in several key specialties in Healthgrades 2025 rankings including among the top spots in New Jersey.
“To consistently earn these rankings across three of our medical centers highlights our dedication to providing safe, high-quality care,” said Scott Leighty, Executive Vice President, Chief Health System Officer for Atlantic Health System. “Our team members, doctors, nurses and multi-disciplinary clinicians throughout our medical centers continue to be laser-focused on not only raising, but exceeding industry quality standards within Atlantic Health System.”
For the second consecutive year, Morristown Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center are the only two hospitals in New Jersey named among America’s 50 Best Hospitals in 2025.
This marks Chilton’s third consecutive year (2023-2025) among the 250 Best Hospitals, placing it in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical performance across the most common conditions and procedures.
Morristown Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center (located in Summit, NJ) have been included in the 50 Best Hospitals, for the tenth consecutive (2016-2025) and sixth (2020-2025) consecutive year respectively. This places Morristown Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center among the top 1% of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical performance across the most common conditions and procedures.
To determine the top hospitals for 2025, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide. Healthgrades’ ratings are based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. The 2025 Healthgrades annual analysis revealed significant performance gaps between the nation’s highest- and lowest-achieving hospitals, making it increasingly important to seek care at a top-rated facility. From 2021-2023, if all hospitals, as a group, had performed similarly to America’s 250 Best Hospitals,176,081 lives could potentially have been saved.*
“With two of America’s 50 Best Hospitals, Morristown Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center are elevating the standard for quality care nationwide,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. “Healthgrades commends Atlantic Health System for their ongoing leadership and commitment to providing the best possible care for all patients in New Jersey.”
In the State of New Jersey, Overlook ranked #1 for Stroke Care, Neurosciences, Pulmonary Care, Gastrointestinal Care and Gastrointestinal Surgery. Morristown Medical Center ranked #1 for Cardiac Care and Joint Replacement. Chilton ranked #3 for Critical Care and Newton Medical Center ranked #4 for Pulmonary Care.
As care variation grows, consumers must find and select a top-rated hospital to maximize their chances of a successful outcome. Consumers can visit healthgrades.com for guidance on how to find best-in-class care in 2025, with additional resources on how Healthgrades rates hospitals and why hospital quality matters available here.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2021 through 2023 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2025 America’s Best Hospital Awards Methodology.
About Atlantic Health System
Atlantic Health System is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Powered by a workforce of 21,000 team members and 5,440 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, Atlantic Health System serves more than half of the state of New Jersey including 14 counties and 7.5 million people.
The not-for-profit system offers more than 550 sites of care, including its eight hospitals: Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ, Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, Newton Medical Center in Newton, NJ, Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ, Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, NJ, Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute in Madison, NJ and CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, NJ.
The system includes Atlantic Medical Group, part of a physician enterprise that makes up one of the largest multispecialty practices in New Jersey with more than 1,700 physicians and advance practice providers. Joined with Atlantic Accountable Care Organization and Optimus Healthcare Partners they form part of Atlantic Alliance, a Clinically Integrated Network of more than 2,500 health care providers throughout northern and central NJ.
Atlantic Health System provides care for the full continuum of health care needs through 30 urgent care centers, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Health Virtual Visits. Facilitating the connection between these services on both land and air is the transportation fleet of Atlantic Mobile Health.
Atlantic Health System leads the Healthcare Transformation Consortium, a partnership of six regional hospitals and health systems dedicated to improving access and affordability, has a medical school affiliation with Thomas Jefferson University, is home to the regional campus of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Morristown and Overlook Medical Centers, and is the official health care partner of the New York Jets.
About Healthgrades
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