Browns Mills, NJ – Deborah Heart and Lung Center is proud to announce that it received two highly coveted 2025 Healthgrades awards, continuing its legacy of excellence in patient care. For the fourth consecutive year, the hospital has earned the Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award, recognizing its exceptional commitment to providing an outstanding patient experience across all aspects of care. In addition, Deborah was honored with the Healthgrades Vascular Surgery Excellence Award, making it the only hospital in New Jersey to achieve this prestigious distinction.

“We are incredibly proud to be recognized once again for our dedication to providing the highest standard of care and exceptional patient experience,” said Jim Andrews, President and CEO of Deborah Heart and Lung Center. “These accolades are a direct reflection of the tireless efforts and compassionate care delivered by our entire team, from our doctors and nurses to every member of our staff.”

The Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award recognizes hospitals that deliver exceptional service, from effective communication with patients to the overall quality of care. Only the top 15% of hospitals nationwide receive this prestigious recognition, and Deborah has consistently been among this elite group for the past four years.

The Healthgrades Vascular Surgery Excellence Award acknowledges hospitals that consistently perform at the highest level in vascular surgery. Deborah Heart and Lung Center is the only hospital in New Jersey to earn this honor, a testament to the hospital's continued leadership in vascular care and its ability to provide life-saving treatments for patients with complex vascular conditions.

“Our continued success in both patient experience and vascular surgery underscores our commitment to not only providing cutting-edge medical treatments but also creating a compassionate and patient-centered environment for all who walk through our doors,” Andrews added.

Deborah Heart and Lung Center’s excellence in patient care and vascular surgery builds on a long history of recognition. Each year, Healthgrades evaluates Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) patient survey data across multiple patient experience measures from short-term, acute care visits to identify the institutions displaying an unwavering commitment to prioritizing a positive patient experience.

About Healthgrades

Healthgrades is dedicated to empowering stronger and more meaningful connections between patients and their healthcare providers. As the #1 platform for finding a doctor and a leader in healthcare transparency, Healthgrades helps millions of consumers each month find and schedule appointments with their healthcare professional of choice and prepare for their appointments with best-in-class, treatment-focused content. Healthgrades’ health system, large group practice, and life sciences marketing solutions have been helping their partners reach and engage consumers who are on their way to the doctor for over 20 years

For the complete Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award methodology, visit: https://www.healthgrades.com/quality/healthgrades-outstanding-patient-experience-methodology.

Deborah Heart and Lung Center

Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey, is a teaching hospital in the prevention, diagnosis, research and treatment of heart, lung and vascular diseases. Founded in 1922, Deborah has treated more than 2.3 million hearts from every corner of the United States and 87 countries. From performing the first adult and pediatric open-heart surgeries in New Jersey, to one of the highest-volume left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant programs in the nation, Deborah is consistently recognized as a leader overall and in patient care from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It is ranked among the top hospitals in New Jersey for patient satisfaction; holds a top-tier Society of Thoracic Surgeons rating which places Deborah among the best cardiac surgery programs in North America; and is rated High Performing in five specialties, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure, COPD and TAVR by U.S. News & World Report. Deborah is an Alliance member of the Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute.

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