## The Valley Hospital Achieves Healthgrades Recognition in Multiple Specialties
The Valley Hospital has been honored by Healthgrades with awards recognizing excellence in orthopedics, stroke care, neuroscience, and critical care for 2026.This recognition underscores the hospital’s commitment to delivering high-quality specialty care.
Valley has been named among America’s 50 Best Hospitals for both Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery™ and Outpatient Joint Replacement™ for the third consecutive year, from 2024-2026. Notably, The Valley Hospital is one of only 27 hospitals nationwide – and one of just three in New Jersey – to achieve both distinctions.
Demonstrating consistent leadership in stroke care, Valley is also recognized as one of America’s 100 best Hospitals for Stroke Care™ in 2026, marking the ninth year in a row (2018-2026) it has received this honour. In addition, the hospital received the Stroke Care Excellence Award for 2026.
Further accolades include recognition as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care™ for the years 2024-2026. The hospital also holds a ranking of second in New Jersey for neurosciences, cranial neurosurgery, and stroke care.”At The Valley Hospital, our mission is to provide high-quality, compassionate specialty care,” stated Robert brenner, MD, MMM, FACHE, President and CEO of Valley health System. “We are proud to be recognized by Healthgrades, which highlights the dedication of our teams in orthopedic surgery, joint replacement, stroke care, critical care and neurosciences.”
Healthgrades’ assessment for 2026 evaluated approximately 4,500 hospitals across the nation, analyzing risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 common conditions and procedures to identify top performers in specialty care.
“Healthgrades’ specialty awards identify the nation’s top-performing hospitals in key service areas, helping consumers find high-quality care tailored to their specific needs,” said Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades. “We’re proud to recognize the Valley Hospital for its consistently superior outcomes in key service areas, including orthopedics and stroke care.”
Consumers can learn more about Healthgrades’ hospital quality measurements and review the methodology at healthgrades.com, with a patient-amiable overview available here.
*The data behind these statistics is based on Healthgrades’ analysis of MedPAR data from 2022 through 2024,representing three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. The complete 2026 Specialty Awards and Ratings Methodology can be found here.*
