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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. Leading: Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical, Holy Name Medical Center, AHS Hospital Corp. 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	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
T1	Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalWestwood, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	Compare Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical
T1	Holy Name Medical CenterTeaneck, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	1.34, 32nd percentile	1.48, 8th percentile	Compare Holy Name Medical Center
T1	AHS Hospital CorpHackettstown, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	—	1.80, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.94, 24th percentile	Compare AHS Hospital Corp
T1	Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At RahwayRahway, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	1.70, 4th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway
T1	Saint Michael's Medical CenterNewark, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Saint Michael's Medical Center
T1	St Mary's General HospitalPassaic, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare St Mary's General Hospital
T1	Hudson Regional HospitalSecaucus, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Hudson Regional Hospital
T1	Palisades Medical CenterNorth Bergen, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	—	—	0.60, 50th percentile	Compare Palisades Medical Center
T1	Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical CenterBayonne, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.30, 6th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center
T1	Carewell Health Medical CenterEast Orange, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.13, 16th percentile	1.73, 4th percentile	1.92, 2nd percentile	—	—	—	Compare Carewell Health Medical Center
T1	Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterParamus, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 90th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
12	CentraState Medical CenterFreehold, NJ · Acute care	0.04, 80th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	0.37, 60th percentile	0.81, 19th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.45, 63rd percentile	Compare CentraState Medical Center
13	Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes HospitalCamden, NJ · Acute care	0.07, 77th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	0.79, 44th percentile	—	1.31, 11th percentile	Compare Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital
14	Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterNewark, NJ · Acute care	0.09, 76th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	0.88, 38th percentile	2.21, 11th percentile	0.79, 34th percentile	Compare Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
15	Trinitas Regional Medical CenterElizabeth, NJ · Acute care	0.10, 75th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.29, 75th percentile	Compare Trinitas Regional Medical Center
16	St Luke's Warren HospitalPhillipsburg, NJ · Acute care	0.10, 74th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare St Luke's Warren Hospital
17	Raritan Bay Medical CenterPerth Amboy, NJ · Acute care	0.11, 74th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	—	0.42, 66th percentile	Compare Raritan Bay Medical Center
18	Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · Acute care	0.11, 73rd percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.16, 76th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.60, 49th percentile	Compare Saint Peter's University Hospital
19	JFK University Medical CenterEdison, NJ · Acute care	0.11, 73rd percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.22, 79th percentile	—	1.02, 20th percentile	Compare JFK University Medical Center
20	Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly, NJ · Acute care	0.14, 70th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.18, 75th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	1.23, 23rd percentile	0.60, 66th percentile	1.39, 9th percentile	Compare Virtua Mount Holly Hospital
21	West Jersey HospitalVoorhees, NJ · Acute care	0.15, 69th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.72, 50th percentile	0.72, 57th percentile	0.11, 81st percentile	Compare West Jersey Hospital
22	Bayshore Medical CenterHolmdel, NJ · Acute care	0.16, 68th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	1.83, 8th percentile	—	0.76, 36th percentile	Compare Bayshore Medical Center
23	Clara Maass Medical CenterBelleville, NJ · Acute care	0.16, 67th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.99, 22nd percentile	Compare Clara Maass Medical Center
24	Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank, NJ · Acute care	0.17, 66th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.62, 56th percentile	—	0.39, 68th percentile	Compare Riverview Medical Center
25	Jersey City Medical CenterJersey City, NJ · Acute care	0.17, 65th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.34, 62nd percentile	0.13, 73rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.86, 29th percentile	Compare Jersey City Medical Center
26	Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin, NJ · Acute care	0.18, 65th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	—	1.16, 15th percentile	Compare Southern Ocean Medical Center
27	Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalMontclair, NJ · Acute care	0.19, 64th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.04, 10th percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	—	1.14, 16th percentile	Compare Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical
28	Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusDenville, NJ · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	1.90, 3rd percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.52, 57th percentile	Compare Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus
29	Chilton Medical CenterPompton Plains, NJ · Acute care	0.19, 63rd percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.37, 60th percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	1.09, 28th percentile	—	0.93, 25th percentile	Compare Chilton Medical Center
30	Valley HospitalParamus, NJ · Acute care	0.20, 62nd percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.45, 67th percentile	—	1.69, 5th percentile	Compare Valley Hospital
31	Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville, NJ · Acute care	0.22, 59th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.38, 60th percentile	0.49, 41st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.05, 19th percentile	Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset
32	Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellPennington, NJ · Acute care	0.23, 58th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.34, 74th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.63, 6th percentile	Compare Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
33	St Joseph's University Medical Center IncPaterson, NJ · Acute care	0.23, 57th percentile	0.73, 97th percentile	0.15, 76th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	0.70, 51st percentile	—	0.46, 63rd percentile	Compare St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc
34	Deborah Heart And Lung CenterBrowns Mills, NJ · Acute care	0.26, 53rd percentile	1.64, 1st percentile	0.69, 32nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Deborah Heart And Lung Center
35	AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City, NJ · Acute care	0.27, 52nd percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.11, 78th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.63, 55th percentile	2.07, 13th percentile	0.63, 47th percentile	Compare AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus
36	Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune, NJ · Acute care	0.27, 51st percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	0.21, 79th percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	1.16, 15th percentile	Compare Jersey Shore University Medical Center
37	Monmouth Medical Center-Southern CampusLakewood, NJ · Acute care	0.29, 49th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.43, 55th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.52, 57th percentile	Compare Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus
38	Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch, NJ · Acute care	0.29, 49th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.83, 24th percentile	0.75, 22nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	1.31, 32nd percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	Compare Monmouth Medical Center
39	Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ · Acute care	0.30, 47th percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	0.92, 35th percentile	1.27, 33rd percentile	0.41, 67th percentile	Compare Morristown Medical Center
40	Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · Acute care	0.34, 41st percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	1.89, 7th percentile	0.75, 54th percentile	0.78, 35th percentile	Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
41	Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ · Acute care	0.35, 39th percentile	0.72, 98th percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	1.09, 38th percentile	0.80, 33rd percentile	Compare Hackensack University Medical Center
42	Virtua Willingboro HospitalWillingboro, NJ · Acute care	0.37, 38th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	—	0.98, 12th percentile	—	—	—	Compare Virtua Willingboro Hospital
43	Newton Medical CenterNewton, NJ · Acute care	0.40, 34th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	0.56, 59th percentile	—	0.85, 30th percentile	Compare Newton Medical Center
T44	Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ · Acute care	0.40, 34th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.19, 74th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	0.79, 45th percentile	1.63, 24th percentile	1.49, 8th percentile	Compare Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
T44	Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · Acute care	0.40, 34th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	1.06, 29th percentile	—	0.87, 29th percentile	Compare Inspira Medical Center Vineland
46	Community Medical CenterToms River, NJ · Acute care	0.40, 33rd percentile	0.73, 97th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.17, 80th percentile	0.77, 54th percentile	0.81, 33rd percentile	Compare Community Medical Center
47	Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillElmer, NJ · Acute care	0.42, 31st percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.17, 71st percentile	0.99, 32nd percentile	—	0.47, 62nd percentile	Compare Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
48	Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington, NJ · Acute care	0.42, 31st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.38, 59th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	Compare Hunterdon Medical Center
49	Capital Health Regional Medical CenterTrenton, NJ · Acute care	0.45, 29th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.63, 36th percentile	0.31, 58th percentile	0.59, 58th percentile	—	1.59, 7th percentile	Compare Capital Health Regional Medical Center
50	Overlook Medical CenterSummit, NJ · Acute care	0.46, 28th percentile	0.73, 97th percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.18, 70th percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	0.96, 42nd percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	Compare Overlook Medical Center

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).