Atlantic Health medical centers are “top hospitals” according to Castle Connolly
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MORRISTOWN, NJ – MARCH 13, 2026 – Atlantic Health is home to four Castle Connolly Top Hospitals for 2026, including Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, one of only 38 Gold Standard Hospitals in the nation. The Top Hospitals list is an annual assessment of hospitals across the nation conducted by the health care research firm, based on patient outcomes, quality of care, and an analysis of claims data.
Joining Atlantic Health Overlook on the list are Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center (nationally ranked in Cancer Surgery, General Surgery, Heart & Vascular Surgery, ObGyn Surgery, Mastectomy, Weight Loss Surgery, Heart Valve Replacement, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, Carotid Artery Surgery, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair and Hysterectomy), Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center (nationally ranked in Cancer Surgery and Mastectomy), and Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center (regionally ranked in Cancer Surgery, General Surgery, Mastectomy and Hernia Repair Surgery). Atlantic Health Overlook was also nationally ranked in General Surgery, ObGyn Surgery, Weight Loss Surgery, Hysterectomy and Colon Surgery.
“Atlantic Health medical centers are devoted to exceptional experiences and outcomes for patients and families all across New Jersey,” said Saad Ehtisham, DHA, FACHE, President and CEO, Atlantic Health. “Thank you and congratulations to every physician, nurse and team member at our ‘Top Hospitals’ for their commitment to clinical excellence and compassionate care.”
The Castle Connolly Top Hospitals program recognizes 1,663 hospitals for their quality of care across six specialties and 19 procedures. Honorees are organized across national, state and metro area tiers with national being the most exclusive. Additionally, the top tier of overall performers at the national level are recognized with the Gold Standard designation.
Castle Connolly’s Top Hospitals methodology focuses less on reputation surveys and more on a comprehensive data set that pulls from both public and private insurance as well as inpatient and outpatient data.
Key elements include:
- Comprehensive all-payor claims data
- Advanced clinical performance measures including mortality rates, complication rates and patient safety measures
- The number of Castle Connolly Top Doctors within a hospital
You can review the entire list of Top Hospitals at the Castle Connolly website.
About Atlantic Health
Atlantic Health is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Powered by a workforce of 25,000 team members and more than 5,667 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, Atlantic Health serves more than half of the state of New Jersey including 14 counties and 7.5 million people.
The not-for-profit system offers more than 550 sites of care, including its eight hospitals: Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center in Newton, NJ, Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ, Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, NJ, Atlantic Health Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute in Madison, NJ and Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, NJ.
The system includes Atlantic Medical Group, part of a physician enterprise that makes up one of the largest multispecialty practices in New Jersey with almost 2,000 physicians and advance practice providers. Joined with Atlantic Accountable Care Organization and Optimus Healthcare Partners they form part of Atlantic Alliance, a Clinically Integrated Network of more than 4,000 health care providers throughout northern and central NJ.
Atlantic Health provides care for the full continuum of health care needs through 26 urgent care centers, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Health Virtual Visits. Facilitating the connection between these services on both land and air is the transportation fleet of Atlantic Mobile Health.
Founded by Atlantic Health, the Healthcare Transformation Consortium is a partnership of seven regional hospitals and health systems dedicated to improving access and affordability. Atlantic Health has a medical school affiliation with Thomas Jefferson University, is home to the regional campus of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Centers and is the official health care partner of the New York Jets.