Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Ranked #4 in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Ranked in Top Tier of Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report

West Orange, NJ – July 29, 2025 – Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation has been named among the country’s “Best Rehabilitation Hospitals,” according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals rankings for 2025-2026. Achieving a rank of #4, this is the 33rd consecutive year Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation has received the prestigious designation.

“For over three decades, we have placed in the U.S. News & World Report rankings and it is still a great honor for our team each year,” said Sam Bayoumy president, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. “Kessler has led the way in medical rehabilitation for more than 75 years, thanks to our dedication to patient care, a highly skilled and compassionate staff and our focus on research and innovation.”

The West Orange-based hospital joins seven additional Select Medical inpatient rehabilitation hospitals across the country to receive the “Best Rehabilitation Hospitals” designation from U.S. News & World Report for 2025-2026. The annual Best Hospitals ranking is designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive quality care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.

To determine the Best Hospitals, U.S. News analyzed each hospital’s performance based on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from over 800 million records of patient care.

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About Select Medical

Select Medical is one of the largest operators of critical illness recovery hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, and outpatient rehabilitation clinics in the United States based on number of facilities. As of June 30, 2025, Select Medical operated 104 critical illness recovery hospitals in 29 states, 36 rehabilitation hospitals in 14 states, and 1,919 outpatient rehabilitation clinics in 39 states and the District of Columbia. At June 30, 2025, Select Medical had operations in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Information about Select Medical is available at www.selectmedical.com.

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