Compare hospitals
2 hospitals, measured against each other and the national benchmark.
Selected hospitals
- Type
- Acute Care - Veterans Administration
- Ownership
- Veterans Health Administration
- Beds
- 950
- Emergency services
- Yes
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Proprietary
- Beds
- 211
- Emergency services
- Yes
Latest measures
The most recent value CMS reported for each measure. “Best” marks the strongest of the selected hospitals; badges compare each hospital with the national benchmark. Small differences may not be meaningful.
Showing 24 of 24 measures
The small strip places each hospital (colored dot) relative to the national value (gray line). For measures with a better direction, further right is better.
| Measure | Va New Jersey Health Care SystemEast Orange, NJ | Carewell Health Medical CenterEast Orange, NJ | NationalU.S. benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||
| Overall star rating2026 release | 2 starsBest of the selected hospitals | 1 star | No benchmark |
| Patient experience | |||
| Patient survey star rating2026 release | 3 starsBest of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 1 starWorse than national | 3.3 stars |
| Patients' overall rating2026 release | 86/100Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 72/100Worse than national | 87.9/100 |
| Patients would recommend2026 release | 85/100Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 67/100Worse than national | 87/100 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Heart attack death rate2026 release | 10.6%Better than national | Not reported | 11.9% |
| Heart failure death rate2026 release | 7.5%Better than national | Not reported | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia death rate2026 release | 11.9%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 14.6%Better than national | 15.2% |
| COPD death rate2026 release | 6.2%Better than national | Not reported | 8.6% |
| CABG surgery death rate2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 2.4% |
| Stroke death rate2026 release | Not reported | 12%Worse than national | 11.9% |
| Hospital-wide readmission rate2025 release | 16.7%Worse than national | 16.1%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 15% |
| Safety | |||
| Serious complications2026 release | 1.11Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 1.13Worse than national | 1.00 |
| Central line bloodstream infections2026 release | 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.73Worse than national | 1.00 |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections2026 release | 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.92Worse than national | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (colon)2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| C. diff infections2026 release | Not reported | 0.00Better than national | 1.00 |
| Timely care | |||
| Time in emergency department2026 release | Not reported | 176 minWorse than national | 162 min |
| Left ED without being seen2026 release | Not reported | 1%Better than national | 2% |
| Effective care | |||
| Appropriate sepsis care2026 release | Not reported | 70%Better than national | 65% |
| Health care workers vaccinated for flu2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 78% |
| Cost | |||
| Medicare spending per patient2026 release | Not reported | 1.29Worse than national | 1.00 |
| Capacity | |||
| Total beds2026 release | 950 | 211 | No benchmark |
Overall
Overall star rating
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- 2 starsBest of the selected hospitals
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 1 star
- National
- No benchmark
Patient experience
Patient survey star rating
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- 3 starsBest of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 1 starWorse than national
- National
- 3.3 stars
Patients' overall rating
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- 86/100Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 72/100Worse than national
- National
- 87.9/100
Patients would recommend
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- 85/100Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 67/100Worse than national
- National
- 87/100
Outcomes
Heart attack death rate
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- 10.6%Better than national
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- Not reported
- National
- 11.9%
Heart failure death rate
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- 7.5%Better than national
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- Not reported
- National
- 11.1%
Pneumonia death rate
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- 11.9%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 14.6%Better than national
- National
- 15.2%
COPD death rate
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- 6.2%Better than national
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- Not reported
- National
- 8.6%
CABG surgery death rate
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- Not reported
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- Not reported
- National
- 2.4%
Stroke death rate
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- Not reported
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 12%Worse than national
- National
- 11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rate
2025 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- 16.7%Worse than national
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 16.1%Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- National
- 15%
Safety
Serious complications
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- 1.11Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 1.13Worse than national
- National
- 1.00
Central line bloodstream infections
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 1.73Worse than national
- National
- 1.00
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 1.92Worse than national
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (colon)
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- Not reported
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- Not reported
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
MRSA bloodstream infections
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- Not reported
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
C. diff infections
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- Not reported
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 0.00Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Timely care
Time in emergency department
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- Not reported
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 176 minWorse than national
- National
- 162 min
Left ED without being seen
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- Not reported
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 1%Better than national
- National
- 2%
Effective care
Appropriate sepsis care
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- Not reported
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 70%Better than national
- National
- 65%
Health care workers vaccinated for flu
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- Not reported
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- Not reported
- National
- 78%
Cost
Medicare spending per patient
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- Not reported
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 1.29Worse than national
- National
- 1.00
Capacity
Total beds
2026 release- Va New Jersey Health Care System
- 950
- Carewell Health Medical Center
- 211
- National
- No benchmark
Source: CMS Care Compare annual releases. Not reported means CMS suppressed or didn’t publish a value (for example, too few cases).
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