Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, New Jersey was established in 1892. It is part of the Atlantic Health System. With 5,500 employees, it is Morristown's largest employer.
In a ruling issued in June 2015, Tax Court Judge Vito Bianco ruled that the hospital would be required to pay property taxes on nearly all of its 40-acre (16 ha) campus.
Part of Atlantic Health System, Morristown Medical Center is a non-profit 687-licensed bed hospital in Morristown. Accredited by the Joint Commission, the hospital was recognized by U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals 2014-15 as a top hospital nationwide for Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Orthopedics and Pulmonology. U.S. News also recognizes hospitals that represent valuable regional sources of quality care. Morristown Medical Center ranked high-performing regionally in Cancer, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI surgery, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery and Urology.
Morristown Medical Center's specialties include cardiology and cardiac surgery, adult and pediatric oncology, orthopedics, critical and emergency care and inpatient rehabilitation and neonatal intensive care services. Morristown Medical Center is also a Level II Regional Trauma Center and a Level III Regional Perinatal Center.
The Department of Orthopedics was recently recognized as number one in the State of New Jersey by an independent hospital evaluation firm. Morristown Medical Center’s Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute performs more cardiac surgeries than any other hospital in New Jersey, placing its cardiac program in the top two percent in the country. Morristown Medical Center has achieved Magnet® recognition for a fourth consecutive time as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care. Magnet recognition is determined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program, which ensures that rigorous standards for nursing excellence are met. Only seven percent of hospitals worldwide receive the designation, and of those, less than one percent has received it four times.
Morristown Medical Center is the official hospital of the New York Jets football team. The Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, NJ, is the corporate headquarters for the team franchise. The campus includes a 120,000-square-foot structure to house indoor training facilities and classrooms; and an 86,000-square-foot field house where Jets players practice on a full-size, indoor, artificial turf field.