RWJ Ranked One of the Best Hospitals in Tri-State Area

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has been ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals in the New York metro area for a fifth consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report.

According to a release from the hospital, Robert Wood Johnson was ranked 42nd out of 4,825 hospitals that were examined and rated. 140 hospitals were given high marks, the release said.

"Earning this distinction five years in a row is clear evidence that RWJUH, in partnership with UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and our private physicians in the community, continues to define itself as a national leader in academic medicine,” said Stephen K. Jones, president and CEO of the hospital, in a prepared statement.

A number of departments in the hospital also received high marks.

"In addition, RWJUH was classified by U.S. News as high performing in cancer care; cardiology and heart surgery; diabetes and endocrinology; ear, nose and throat care; gastroenterology, geriatrics, gynecology, nephrology and orthopedics,'' the release said.

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