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U.S. News & World Report
Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey's largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network, has more U.S. News-ranked hospitals than any other health system in New Jersey, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-2023 Best Hospital rankings. Hackensack University Medical Center is ranked #2 in New Jersey and #10 in the New York metro area. The hospital is home to the state's only nationally-ranked Urology and Neurology & Neurosurgery programs, as well as the best Cardiology & Heart Surgery program. Jersey Shore University Medical Center is ranked #6 in New Jersey, while Ocean University Medical Center is ranked #13. And for pediatric care, Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, and K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center are ranked #1 in the state and top 20 in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
150 Top Places to Work in Health Care
Becker's Hospital Review
Hackensack University Medical Center was recently named among 50 of the greenest hospitals in America by Becker’s Hospital Review.
America's 250 Best Hospitals
Healthgrades
Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals received Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards™ in multiple clinical categories along with five-star ratings for multiple conditions and procedures.
American Nurses Credentials Center
Magnet Nursing Recognition
Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals have been Magnet-designated for more than two decades. Hackensack University Medical Center has been designated six times and was the first organization to achieve this recognition in the state of New Jersey. Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Riverview Medical Center, and Ocean Medical Center received the designation six times. Raritan Bay Medical Center/Old Bridge Medical Center has received the designation four times. Bayshore Medical Center and Southern Ocean Medical Center received the designation two times.
Environmental Excellence Award
Practice Greenhealth
Hackensack University Medical Center is the only hospital in New York and New Jersey to win the award three years in a row.
Top 100 Most Wired and Top 25 Most Wireless Health Networks in New Jersey
Hospitals & Health Networks
Top 100 Most Wired and Top 25 Most Wireless Health Networks in New Jersey (Hackensack University Medical Center & Hackensack Meridian Health) Top 100 Most Wired and Top 25 Most Wireless Health Networks in New Jersey – 16 consecutive years (Hackensack Meridian Health)
2022 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

Winner - Best Organizational Commitment to eHealthcare
- Platinum - Best Intranet (second year), Best Consumer Website, Best Digital Internal Communications Program, Best Email Program
- Silver - Best Social Media, Best Long Form Video, Best Provider Directory
- Distinction - Best Mobile App for HMH Well