Jersey City Medical Center, part of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health, is a 348-bed hospital that has served as a pillar of care in its community for more than 140 years. It is the region’s state-designated trauma center and the only medical center in its county to perform open-heart surgery. The hospital’s emergency medical services program is the first in the country to earn triple accreditation in dispatch, education and emergency medical services. In 2022, the medical center opened a $100 million expansion of its emergency department and launched a pediatric emergency department, and in 2023 unveiled the region’s first hybrid operating suites with full robotic surgery capabilities. In 2021, the hospital established the “Food FARMacy,” an initiative to combat food insecurity for local residents with chronic conditions like diabetes and obesity. The hospital has achieved Magnet recognition four consecutive times and has been designated a leader in LGBTQ healthcare equality by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation since 2014. In 2026, U.S. News & World Report named Jersey City Medical Center a “Best Hospital for Maternity Care,” Newsweek named it one of “America’s Best Maternity Care Hospitals,” and Healthgrades recognized it among “America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Prostate Care.”
