NJ’s Best Hospitals For 2025: See Full List

Throughout 2025, several data-based national rankings and safety grades helped New Jersey residents navigate the complex landscape of health care and make decisions about the best places to have a baby, find a specialist, or take care of other medical issues.

Here’s a review of how New Jersey stacked up in analyses and rankings from various publications, health care watchdog groups and others:

U.S. News & World Report’s respected rankings look at the best hospitals in New Jersey. Read more:

• These Are The Best Hospitals In New Jersey, U.S. News Says In New Ranking

Newsweek also took a look at New Jersey residents’ access to top hospitals. Read more:

• 6 NJ Hospitals Among Best In The World, New Ranking Says

The watchdog Leapfrog Group’s twice-a-year safety grades use both data and patient surveys to measure New Jersey hospitals’ records on patient safety, infection rates and other patient experiences. Read more:

• Spring Ranking: 36 NJ Hospitals Earn 'A' Grade In New Safety Ranking
• Fall Ranking: 35 NJ Hospitals Get 'A' Rating For Safety, 10 Get 'C': See Full List

Healthgrades, which maintains a comprehensive database of ratings and comparisons for physicians, hospitals and health care providers, also released ratings on hospitals in New Jersey and others. Read more:

• 11 NJ Hospitals In Top 5% Nationwide, Report Says
• These Are The Safest NJ Hospitals, New Report Says

In addition to New Jersey hospital rankings, a new study by WalletHub also ranked healthcare coverage by evaluating each state and Washington, D.C. on 44 indicators across cost, accessibility and outcomes. Read more:

• NJ's Healthcare Ranked In New Nationwide Study