Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital: Best Heart Care in New Jersey, as ranked by US News & World Report
Friday, July 13, 2007
New Brunswick, NJ -- Out of more than 5400 hospitals across America, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital was ranked in the top 30 for heart care according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2007 ranking of America’s Best Hospitals. At number 26 in the nation, this ranking is the best of any hospital in New Jersey on the U.S. News & World Report list.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital was also ranked best in the state for Respiratory Disorders (#26) and scored among the nation’s best for Geriatrics (#40) and Urology (#50).
“Recognition by U.S. News & World Report is a testament to our outstanding physicians, nurses and staff whose talent and dedication to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital ensures our patients continue to receive the absolute best health care each and everyday,” said Stephen K. Jones, interim President and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. “We’re proud and very pleased that the excellence in patient care and health services we work so hard to achieve has put us in such good company, certainly among the best academic medical centers in America. For New Jersey, this means you really don’t need to travel farther than New Brunswick for world-class medical care.” Jones added.
The 2007 Best Hospitals list includes 173 medical centers out of 5462 surveyed by U.S. News & World Report. According to the publication, this year’s “rankings cover 16 specialties, from cancer and heart disease to respiratory disorders and urology. Hospitals are ranked by specialty and not by specific procedures because the goal is to identify facilities that excel at treating a variety of demanding illnesses and procedures within a specialty, not just a few.”
Visit www.usnews.com for more information on the 2007 Best Hospitals rankings.
About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Selected as one of three hospitals nationwide to offer the world's first self-contained implantable artificial heart and named by Solucient as one of America’s top 15 teaching hospitals, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is a 600-bed academic medical center and the principal hospital of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ.
Robert Wood Johnson is an innovative leader in advancing state-of-the-art care in medicine. Its Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care and women's and children's care including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. The hospital is also a Level 1 Trauma Center and serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.
The hospital has earned significant national recognition for clinical quality and patient safety. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital was ranked number 26 in the nation for heart care according to U.S.News & World Report’s 2007 ranking of “America’s Best Hospitals,” as well as best in the state for Respiratory Disorders (#26) and Urology (#50), and among the nation’s best for Geriatrics (#40). The American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer has rated Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital among the nation's best comprehensive cancer centers. The Leapfrog Group rated Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital as one of the 50 exceptional U.S. hospitals, as published in Consumers Digest magazine. Harvard University researchers, in a study commissioned by The Commonwealth Fund, identified Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital as one of the top 10 hospitals in the nation for clinical quality. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is also a recipient of the prestigious Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence for 10 consecutive years.
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