RWJBarnabas Health Hospitals Ranked Among Best Children's Hospitals
In the 2026-2027 list published by U.S. News & World Report, hospitals within RWJBarnabas Health achieved significant national and state-level rankings.
RWJBarnabas Health Children's Health hospitals secured top national positions in the 2026-2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals evaluation, while The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital was named the number one children's hospital in New Jersey.
First Place in New Jersey
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital, located within Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, shared the title of the best children's hospital in New Jersey and ranked eleventh in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Significant National Achievements
Three different pediatric specialties within RWJBarnabas Health earned prestigious gold badges and were recognized among the highest-rated programs in the state.
Standout Pediatric Specialties
Pediatric Urology ranked twenty-third, while Pediatric Nephrology ranked thirty-eighth, and Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health secured a spot in the top fifty.
Historic Rankings and Consistency
The urology specialty succeeded in entering the national rankings for the fourth consecutive time, while the nephrology and mental health specialties achieved gold badges for the first time in their histories.