Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New Jersey with the lowest central line bloodstream infections
55 New Jersey hospitals ranked by central line bloodstream 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 | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Serious complicationslower 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 | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 51 | The University Hospital | 1.03, 14th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 0.64, 28th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.73, 38th percentile | 0.66, 14th percentile | Compare The University Hospital |
| 52 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway | 1.70, 4th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway |
| 53 | Carewell Health Medical Center | 1.73, 4th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 1.92, 2nd percentile | — | — | — | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Carewell Health Medical Center |
| 54 | Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus | 1.90, 3rd percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.41, 49th percentile | 0.64, 55th percentile | — | 0.52, 57th percentile | 0.19, 63rd percentile | Compare Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus |
| 55 | Heights University Hospital | 2.12, 2nd percentile | 1.24, 8th percentile | — | — | — | — | 1.38, 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.
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- 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).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).