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Hackensack Meridian Health’s Jersey Shore University Medical Center and JFK University Medical Center Recognized as Top Hospitals by Healthgrades

Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest and most integrated health network, is pleased to announce that two of its medical centers – Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center have been recognized by Healthgrades as leading hospitals in America.

“Hackensack Meridian Health is committed to delivering the highest-quality, patient-centered care to the communities we serve,” Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, chief executive officer of Hackensack Meridian Health. “We are so proud of the hard work and tireless dedication of our team members who made these designations possible. We remain focused on transforming health care delivery to help build healthier communities, raising the standard of care across New Jersey and beyond.”

Healthgrades named Jersey Shore University Medical center one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals™ for two years in a row, placing it in the top 5 percent of hospitals in the country and an overall leader in clinical excellence. Additionally, the medical center has been named one of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care™ for 3 Years in a Row (2020-2022) and one of Healthgrades America's 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Surgery™ in 2022, demonstrating exceptional quality of care.

"At Jersey Shore University Medical Center, we are focused on providing exemplary care for patients. We are thrilled to be part of only 5 percent of hospitals nationwide that were recognized by Healthgrades," said Kenneth N. Sable, M.D., MBA, FACEP, Hackensack Meridian Health regional president, southern market. “As we continue to face the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are so proud of our team members for their heroic efforts each and every day.”

America’s 250 Best Hospital award recipients are making an impact. From 2018-2020, patients treated in hospitals achieving this Healthgrades recognition on average had a 27.8 percent lower risk of dying than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive this award, as measured across 17 rated conditions and procedures where mortality is the outcome. In fact, if all hospitals as a group performed similarly to the 2022 Healthgrades America's 250 Best Hospitals, 160,256 lives could potentially have been saved from 2018-2020.*

In addition, Healthgrades named JFK University Medical Center one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care™ in 2022. The medical center’s stroke team has been at the forefront of delivering the best and timely medication administration that can prevent long-term disability or death. It also has the best survival ratings for stroke patients in the tri-state area.

“JFK University Medical Center continues to lead the way in cutting-edge stroke treatment,” said Amie Thornton, chief hospital executive at JFK University Medical Center. “Our world-class team constantly strives to provide our stroke patients with the latest treatment options so they that they may have shorter recovery times and better health outcomes.”

For its analysis, Healthgrades evaluated approximately 45 million Medicare inpatient records for nearly 4,500 short-term acute care hospitals nationwide to assess hospital performance in 31 common conditions and procedures and evaluated outcomes in appendectomy and bariatric surgery using all-payer data provided by 16 states. Healthgrades recognizes a hospital’s quality achievements for cohort-specific performance, specialty area performance, and overall clinical quality. Individual procedure or condition cohorts are designated as 5-star (statistically significantly better than expected), 3-star (not statistically different from expected), and 1-star (statistically significantly worse than expected). 

JFK University Medical Center recently earned status as the New York Metropolitan area's first Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center. In addition to Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center status, JFK University Medical Center is an American Heart Association “Get With the Guidelines” Gold Plus Performance Award Winner in stroke care. It also received the Neurosciences Excellence Award™ in 2022 by Healthgrades, the Stroke Care Excellence Award and was named a Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke by Healthgrades in 2021. 

To learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and to access the complete methodology, click here.

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