– US News, AHA
RWJBarnabas Health, New Jersey’s largest academic health system, said five of its stroke centers have earned American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) 2025 Get With The Guidelines achievement awards. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital achieved the highest level of recognition given by AHA/ASA for stroke care.
Also, the U.S. News & World Report 2025-26 Best Hospitals edition rated the two RWJBarnabas Health comprehensive stroke centers as high performing based on patient outcomes for the treatment of stroke. Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and RWJUH earned high-performing ratings for stroke, placing them in the top 13% of programs nationwide. Both hospitals are also recognized as Best Regionals Hospitals by U.S. News for 2025-26.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows about 795,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke a year, with someone having a stroke every 40 seconds. About 140,000 deaths occur each year because of stroke.
“These awards reflect our team’s commitment to delivering the highest standard of stroke care guided by the latest evidence-based practices,” said Dr. Suhayl Dhib-Jalbut, professor and chair of neurology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and New Jersey Medical School, senior vice president of neurology and co-lead of neuroscience, RWJBarnabas Health.
The following RWJBarnabas Health hospitals received recognition for their commitment to evidence-based care that improves patient outcomes:
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital — Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus with Advanced Therapy with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll; U.S News & World Report High Performing Stroke
- Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center — Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll; U.S. News & World Report High Performing Stroke
- Jersey City Medical Center — Get with The Guidelines – Stroke GOLD PLUS with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset — Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Community Medical Center — Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Bronze with Target: Stroke Honor Roll
This year’s AHA/ASA GTWG recognitions are based on performance data from 2023–2024 and reflect RWJBarnabas Health’s excellence in meeting nationally recognized treatment standards that reduce disability and improve patient survival. U.S. News uses three years of publicly reported data for its Adult Common Conditions & Treatment ratings.
