 Newark Beth Israel Medical Center was named among of the nation’s top 50 hospitals for specialty care in Heart and Heart Surgery and top in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report 2010-11 America’s Best Hospitals. The America’s Best Hospitals guide ranks hospitals that excel in specified kinds of medical and surgical care based on a variety of rigorous criteria.
The Heart Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, is one of only two cardiac programs in New Jersey to achieve this status and is listed among the nation’s premier heart centers. “When the stakes are high, you want the best care you can get for yourself or someone close to you,” said Avery Comarow, Health Rankings Editor. “These are hospitals are accustomed to seeing the sickest patients day in and day out.”
Hospital rankings were determined through the measurement of hard data from 4,852 hospitals throughout the nation. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is among only 152 hospitals that performed well enough to rank in any specialty. Factors measured included the hospital’s reputation for taking care of the most complex and difficult cases, mortality index, patient safety, and quality factors such as nurse staffing and technology.
“The Heart Center at Newark Beth Israel is home to New Jersey’s most comprehensive cardiac services,” said John A. Brennan, MD, Executive Director of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey. “This impressive designation for the second year in a row underscores our commitment to bringing the finest care to residents around the region.”
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center has a distinguished history in the field of cardiology. Its pioneering physicians performed the first early coronary bypass procedures as well as the first heart transplant in New Jersey. Their work in the development and use of pacemakers is world renowned. Building on that legacy, Newark Beth Israel’s nationally respected cardiac physicians, surgeons and researchers continue to make significant advances in cardiac care.
The Saint Barnabas Heart Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center offers highly specialized care including minimally invasive and robotic-assisted cardiac procedures, state-of-the-art technology that provides astounding images of the heart for more precise diagnosis, and the latest generation of circulatory assist devices designed to take over the pumping action for a diseased heart. Its heart transplant program remains among the most active in the country, ranking ninth in the nation by volume, with short- and long-term graft survival rates that consistently exceed national benchmarks. The specialized Valve Center and Atrial Fibrillation Center offer the most advanced treatments for complex cardiac disease.
Technology, expertise and compassion are combined to provide today’s most sophisticated care while leading the way in innovation for tomorrow.
Date: July 15, 2010
Contact: Caren Malone
Public Relations Department
Saint Barnabas Health
Care System
973-322-4017, cmalone@barnabashealth.org
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