Ocean and Monmouth County Hospitals Earn National “Best in America” Honors

Four hospitals right here along the Jersey Shore, in Ocean and Monmouth Counties, are officially being recognized among the best hospitals in the entire country, and honestly, that’s something worth celebrating.

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Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use to find doctors and hospitals, has released its 2026 America’s Best Hospitals Awards, and the results put our local healthcare right on the national map.

National Recognition From Healthgrades

These awards highlight hospitals that rank in the top one, two, and five percent nationwide for overall clinical performance, no small achievement when you consider how many hospitals exist across the country.

The America’s Best Hospitals distinction includes three elite categories: America’s 50 Best Hospitals, America’s 100 Best Hospitals and America’s 250 Best Hospitals.

Why This Matters for Ocean and Monmouth Counties

To have four hospitals from Ocean and Monmouth Counties included among these top-performing facilities is truly impressive.

Four Jersey Shore Hospitals Made the List Best in America

• Ocean University Medical Center in Brick, NJ
• Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, NJ
• Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, NJ
• Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, NJ

It means patients right here at home have access to care that rivals, and in many cases exceeds, what’s offered in major metropolitan areas.

What the America’s Best Hospitals Awards Mean

What makes this recognition especially meaningful is that it’s based on real outcomes. Healthgrades evaluates hospitals using comprehensive data tied to patient safety, quality of care, and clinical results.

These aren’t popularity awards or marketing gimmicks, they reflect consistent excellence, strong leadership, and dedicated medical teams who show up every single day for their patients.

Care Close to Home, Ranked Among the Best

For year-round residents, this is reassurance. For seasonal visitors who flood the Shore every summer, it’s peace of mind. And for families who have relied on these hospitals in moments that truly matter, this recognition feels deeply personal.

New Jersey often gets overlooked in national conversations, but moments like this remind us just how strong our communities really are.

Having some of the nation’s best hospitals right here along the Jersey Shore is something to be proud of, and proof that world-class care doesn’t always require a long drive or a big city skyline.

Simply put: top-tier healthcare lives right here at home, and that’s fantastic news for Ocean and Monmouth Counties.