Hospital rankings
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.
| # | Hospital | C. diff infectionslower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 51 | Englewood Hospital And Medical Center | 0.49, 25th percentile | 0.68, 99th percentile | 0.58, 41st percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | 1.17, 25th percentile | — | 0.28, 75th percentile | Compare Englewood Hospital And Medical Center |
| 52 | University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro | 0.52, 23rd percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.85, 4th percentile | Compare University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro |
| 53 | Shore Medical Center | 0.57, 20th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.04, 30th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Shore Medical Center |
| 54 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton | 0.57, 20th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 0.28, 67th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.30, 11th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton |
| 55 | Ocean Medical Center | 0.58, 19th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 0.52, 39th percentile | 0.14, 81st percentile | — | 0.91, 26th percentile | Compare Ocean Medical Center |
| 56 | The University Hospital | 0.66, 14th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 1.03, 14th percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.73, 38th percentile | Compare The University Hospital |
| 57 | Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center | 0.74, 11th percentile | 1.43, 3rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center |
| 58 | Cooper University Hospital | 0.76, 11th percentile | 1.40, 4th percentile | 0.49, 49th percentile | 0.91, 14th percentile | 0.64, 55th percentile | 0.80, 51st percentile | 0.93, 25th percentile | Compare Cooper University Hospital |
| 59 | Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 0.88, 7th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.75, 28th percentile | 0.99, 12th percentile | 0.68, 52nd percentile | — | 0.68, 42nd percentile | Compare Jefferson Stratford Hospital |
| 60 | Cape Regional Medical Center Inc | 0.92, 7th percentile | 1.47, 3rd percentile | 0.72, 30th percentile | 2.27, 1st percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | Compare Cape Regional Medical Center Inc |
| 61 | Heights University Hospital | 1.38, 2nd percentile | 1.24, 8th percentile | 2.12, 2nd percentile | — | — | — | — | 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).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).