What you need to know
U.S. News & World Report has ranked the combined cancer program at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital and K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital #44 in the U.S.
Hackensack Meridian Health's has the only children's cancer program in New Jersey to be ranked among the top 50 in the nation.
The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital is ranked #49 for Neurology and Neurosurgery and is the only children’s hospital in New Jersey to be ranked in this subspecialty. It has now ranked five times in the top 50 in Neurology and Neurosurgery.
The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital is the only children’s hospital in NJ to rank in more than one subspecialty in the 2019-2020 Best Children’s Hospital rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
About U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospital Ranking
The 13th annual Best Children’s Hospitals rankings recognize the top 50 pediatric facilities across the U.S. in 10 pediatric specialties:
- cancer
- cardiology and heart surgery
- diabetes and endocrinology
- gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery
- neonatology
- nephrology
- neurology and neurosurgery
- orthopedics
- pulmonology and lung surgery
- urology
The U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals rankings rely on clinical data and on an annual survey of pediatric specialists. The rankings methodology factors in patient outcomes, such as mortality and infection rates, as well as available clinical resources and compliance with best practices.
This year’s rankings will be published in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals 2020” guidebook (ISBN 9781931469937), available in stores mid-September. Visit Best Children’s Hospitals for the full rankings.
Also, the New York Daily News released its “New York’s Best Children’s Hospitals.” The Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital is listed as #6 and K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital is tied for #7.