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Hospitals in New Jersey with the lowest C. diff infections

61 New Jersey hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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61 hospitals ranked in New Jersey by c. diff infections; 17 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	C. diff infectionslower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
51	Englewood Hospital And Medical CenterEnglewood, NJ · Acute care	0.49, 25th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	0.68, 99th percentile	183 min, 28th percentile	1.05, 19th percentile	517	Compare Englewood Hospital And Medical Center
52	University Medical Center Of Princeton At PlainsboroPlainsboro, NJ · Acute care	0.52, 23rd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	9.8%, 73rd percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	221 min, 11th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	375	Compare University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro
53	Shore Medical CenterSomers Point, NJ · Acute care	0.57, 20th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	12.2%, 27th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	148 min, 50th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	302	Compare Shore Medical Center
54	Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At HamiltonHamilton, NJ · Acute care	0.57, 20th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	9.0%, 86th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	172 min, 34th percentile	1.06, 16th percentile	248	Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton
55	Ocean Medical CenterBrick, NJ · Acute care	0.58, 19th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	142 min, 55th percentile	1.11, 7th percentile	436	Compare Ocean Medical Center
56	The University HospitalNewark, NJ · Acute care	0.66, 14th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	—	12.1%, 28th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	307 min, 1st percentile	1.11, 7th percentile	519	Compare The University Hospital
57	Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical CenterHoboken, NJ · Acute care	0.74, 11th percentile	1, 3rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	—	11.6%, 37th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	1.43, 3rd percentile	222 min, 11th percentile	1.17, 3rd percentile	333	Compare Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center
58	Cooper University HospitalCamden, NJ · Acute care	0.76, 11th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	16.0%, 7th percentile	1.40, 4th percentile	205 min, 17th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	663	Compare Cooper University Hospital
59	Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford, NJ · Acute care	0.88, 7th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	10.6%, 58th percentile	17.5%, 0th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	215 min, 13th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	596	Compare Jefferson Stratford Hospital
60	Cape Regional Medical Center IncCape May Court House, NJ · Acute care	0.92, 7th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	—	10.9%, 80th percentile	10.8%, 54th percentile	15.9%, 9th percentile	1.47, 3rd percentile	222 min, 11th percentile	1.03, 28th percentile	242	Compare Cape Regional Medical Center Inc
61	Heights University HospitalJersey City, NJ · Acute care	1.38, 2nd percentile	2, 17th percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.1%, 74th percentile	11.8%, 34th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	1.24, 8th percentile	159 min, 43rd percentile	1.20, 2nd percentile	401	Compare Heights University Hospital

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Overall star rating: CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate: 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate: 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate: Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department: Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient: Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds: Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).