What You Need To Know
Hackensack Meridian Health is proud to announce that Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health hospitals are once again ranked #1 in New Jersey for the fourth year in a row, and top 10 in the mid-Atlantic region, according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals 2024-25 Report. Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center, and K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center are nationally ranked in three specialties - behavioral health, endocrinology and urology - more than any other children’s hospital in New Jersey.
Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital and K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, which filed jointly under a single hospital system, are ranked nationally in the following pediatric specialties:
- Diabetes & Endocrinology
- Urology
- Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health
The children's hospitals are the only in New Jersey to be recognized nationally in U.S. News & World Report determines the annual Best Children’s Hospital Rankings by gathering key clinical data from nearly 200 medical centers through a detailed survey examining patient safety, infection prevention and adequacy of nurse staffing. Part of each hospital’s score is derived from surveys of more than 15,000 pediatric specialists who are asked where they would send the sickest children in their specialty.
For more information on the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals 2024-25 list, visit here.