The Valley Hospital Recognized With Spine Surgery and Stroke Care Clinical Achievements From Healthgrades

PARAMUS, NJ, October 29, 2024 – The Valley Hospital is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke CareTM for eight years in a row (2018-2025) and one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine SurgeryTM in 2025, presented by Healthgrades.

The Valley Hospital is the only hospital in New Jersey to receive the Spine Surgery recognition for 2025, and 1 of 2 hospitals in New Jersey to receive the recognition for Stroke Care for eight years in a row (2018-2025).

Valley has also received the following awards from Healthgrades:

The Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award? for nine years in a row (2017-2025)

The Neurosciences Excellence Award? for eight years in a row (2018-2025)

The Stroke Care Excellence Award? for nine years in a row (2017-2025)

The Valley Hospital is 1 of only 5 hospitals in New Jersey to receive all three neurosciences excellence awards – the Cranial Neurosurgery Care Excellence Award?, Neurosciences Excellence Award?, and Stroke Care Excellence Award?. 

These distinctions, along with numerous other accolades from Healthgrades for cranial neurosurgery and neurosciences, reflect The Valley Hospital’s outstanding clinical performance and distinguish it as one of the country’s leading hospitals. 

“The Valley Hospital is committed to high-quality specialty care in all areas,” said Robert Brenner, MD, MMM, FACHE, President and CEO of Valley Health System. “We are honored to receive these distinctions from Healthgrades for the dedication our staff has to for both spine surgery and stroke care.”

As part of its 2025 hospital assessment, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to determine the top performers in specialty care.

“Healthgrades commends The Valley Hospital for their clear commitment to delivering consistently superior patient outcomes in critical service areas, including spine surgery and stroke care,” said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Data Science at Healthgrades. “The Valley Hospital’s leadership, expertise, and unwavering dedication to clinical excellence set a high mark for specialty care in New Jersey and nationwide.”

Consumers can visit healthgrades.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access a patient-friendly overview of the methodology here.

*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2021 through 2023 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2025 Specialty Awards and Ratings Methodology.

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