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. Leading: St Luke's Warren Hospital, Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical, Newton Medical Center. 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 |
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| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| T1 | St Luke's Warren Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.10, 74th percentile | Compare St Luke's Warren Hospital |
| T1 | Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 1.04, 10th percentile | 0.49, 65th percentile | — | 1.14, 16th percentile | 0.19, 64th percentile | Compare Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical |
| T1 | Newton Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.51, 39th percentile | 0.56, 59th percentile | — | 0.85, 30th percentile | 0.40, 34th percentile | Compare Newton Medical Center |
| T1 | Saint Michael's Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Saint Michael's Medical Center |
| T1 | University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.52, 38th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.85, 4th percentile | 0.52, 23rd percentile | Compare University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro |
| T1 | Clara Maass Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.99, 22nd percentile | 0.16, 67th percentile | Compare Clara Maass Medical Center |
| T1 | JFK University Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 0.46, 43rd percentile | 0.22, 79th percentile | — | 1.02, 20th percentile | 0.11, 73rd percentile | Compare JFK University Medical Center |
| T1 | Shore Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 1.04, 30th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.57, 20th percentile | Compare Shore Medical Center |
| T1 | St Mary's General Hospital | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare St Mary's General Hospital |
| T1 | Trinitas Regional Medical Center | 0.00, 90th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.29, 75th percentile | 0.10, 75th percentile | Compare Trinitas Regional Medical Center |
| T1 | Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 0.35, 55th percentile | 0.34, 74th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 1.63, 6th percentile | 0.23, 58th percentile | Compare Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell |
| T1 | VA New Jersey Health Care System | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | — | Compare VA New Jersey Health Care System |
| 13 | AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | 0.11, 78th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.24, 64th percentile | 0.63, 55th percentile | 2.07, 13th percentile | 0.63, 47th percentile | 0.27, 52nd percentile | Compare AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus |
| 14 | St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc | 0.15, 76th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 0.37, 52nd percentile | 0.70, 51st percentile | — | 0.46, 63rd percentile | 0.23, 57th percentile | Compare St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc |
| 15 | Saint Peter's University Hospital | 0.16, 76th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.72, 24th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.60, 49th percentile | 0.11, 73rd percentile | Compare Saint Peter's University Hospital |
| 16 | Virtua Mount Holly Hospital | 0.18, 75th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.24, 64th percentile | 1.23, 23rd percentile | 0.60, 66th percentile | 1.39, 9th percentile | 0.14, 70th percentile | Compare Virtua Mount Holly Hospital |
| 17 | Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 0.19, 74th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.27, 62nd percentile | 0.79, 45th percentile | 1.63, 24th percentile | 1.49, 8th percentile | 0.40, 34th percentile | Compare Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center |
| 18 | Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | 0.21, 73rd percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.17, 71st percentile | 0.99, 32nd percentile | — | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill |
| 19 | Holy Name Medical Center | 0.21, 73rd percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.34, 32nd percentile | 1.48, 8th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Holy Name Medical Center |
| 20 | West Jersey Hospital | 0.27, 69th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.37, 53rd percentile | 0.72, 50th percentile | 0.72, 57th percentile | 0.11, 81st percentile | 0.15, 69th percentile | Compare West Jersey Hospital |
| T21 | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | 0.28, 68th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.36, 54th percentile | 0.88, 38th percentile | 2.21, 11th percentile | 0.79, 34th percentile | 0.09, 76th percentile | Compare Newark Beth Israel Medical Center |
| T21 | Community Medical Center | 0.28, 68th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.17, 80th percentile | 0.77, 54th percentile | 0.81, 33rd percentile | 0.40, 33rd percentile | Compare Community Medical Center |
| 23 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton | 0.28, 67th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.30, 11th percentile | 0.57, 20th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton |
| 24 | Raritan Bay Medical Center | 0.31, 65th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 0.83, 18th percentile | 0.49, 65th percentile | — | 0.42, 66th percentile | 0.11, 74th percentile | Compare Raritan Bay Medical Center |
| T25 | Hackensack University Medical Center | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 0.72, 98th percentile | 0.38, 52nd percentile | 0.51, 64th percentile | 1.09, 38th percentile | 0.80, 33rd percentile | 0.35, 39th percentile | Compare Hackensack University Medical Center |
| T25 | Ocean Medical Center | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.52, 39th percentile | 0.14, 81st percentile | — | 0.91, 26th percentile | 0.58, 19th percentile | Compare Ocean Medical Center |
| 27 | Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 0.34, 63rd percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.19, 69th percentile | 0.21, 79th percentile | 0.80, 52nd percentile | 1.16, 15th percentile | 0.27, 51st percentile | Compare Jersey Shore University Medical Center |
| 28 | Jersey City Medical Center | 0.34, 62nd percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 0.13, 73rd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.86, 29th percentile | 0.17, 65th percentile | Compare Jersey City Medical Center |
| 29 | Chilton Medical Center | 0.37, 60th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 0.29, 61st percentile | 1.09, 28th percentile | — | 0.93, 25th percentile | 0.19, 63rd percentile | Compare Chilton Medical Center |
| 30 | CentraState Medical Center | 0.37, 60th percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 0.81, 19th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.45, 63rd percentile | 0.04, 80th percentile | Compare CentraState Medical Center |
| 31 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset | 0.38, 60th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.49, 41st percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 1.05, 19th percentile | 0.22, 59th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset |
| 32 | Hunterdon Medical Center | 0.38, 59th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.42, 31st percentile | Compare Hunterdon Medical Center |
| 33 | Inspira Medical Center Vineland | 0.42, 56th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 0.29, 60th percentile | 1.06, 29th percentile | — | 0.87, 29th percentile | 0.40, 34th percentile | Compare Inspira Medical Center Vineland |
| 34 | Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus | 0.43, 55th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.52, 57th percentile | 0.29, 49th percentile | Compare Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus |
| 35 | Cooper University Hospital | 0.49, 49th percentile | 1.40, 4th percentile | 0.91, 14th percentile | 0.64, 55th percentile | 0.80, 51st percentile | 0.93, 25th percentile | 0.76, 11th percentile | Compare Cooper University Hospital |
| 36 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 0.50, 49th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | 1.89, 7th percentile | 0.75, 54th percentile | 0.78, 35th percentile | 0.34, 41st percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital |
| 37 | Englewood Hospital And Medical Center | 0.58, 41st percentile | 0.68, 99th percentile | 0.60, 32nd percentile | 1.17, 25th percentile | — | 0.28, 75th percentile | 0.49, 25th percentile | Compare Englewood Hospital And Medical Center |
| 38 | Riverview Medical Center | 0.59, 40th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.62, 56th percentile | — | 0.39, 68th percentile | 0.17, 66th percentile | Compare Riverview Medical Center |
| 39 | Bayshore Medical Center | 0.59, 40th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.29, 60th percentile | 1.83, 8th percentile | — | 0.76, 36th percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Bayshore Medical Center |
| 40 | Overlook Medical Center | 0.61, 39th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 0.18, 70th percentile | 0.49, 65th percentile | 0.96, 42nd percentile | 0.47, 62nd percentile | 0.46, 28th percentile | Compare Overlook Medical Center |
| 41 | Capital Health Regional Medical Center | 0.63, 36th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 0.31, 58th percentile | 0.59, 58th percentile | — | 1.59, 7th percentile | 0.45, 29th percentile | Compare Capital Health Regional Medical Center |
| 42 | Morristown Medical Center | 0.68, 33rd percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 0.40, 51st percentile | 0.92, 35th percentile | 1.27, 33rd percentile | 0.41, 67th percentile | 0.30, 47th percentile | Compare Morristown Medical Center |
| 43 | Deborah Heart And Lung Center | 0.69, 32nd percentile | 1.64, 1st percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | — | 0.26, 53rd percentile | Compare Deborah Heart And Lung Center |
| 44 | Cape Regional Medical Center Inc | 0.72, 30th percentile | 1.47, 3rd percentile | 2.27, 1st percentile | — | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.92, 7th percentile | Compare Cape Regional Medical Center Inc |
| 45 | Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 0.75, 28th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.99, 12th percentile | 0.68, 52nd percentile | — | 0.68, 42nd percentile | 0.88, 7th percentile | Compare Jefferson Stratford Hospital |
| 46 | Palisades Medical Center | 0.81, 25th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 1.01, 11th percentile | — | — | 0.60, 50th percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | Compare Palisades Medical Center |
| 47 | Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital | 0.81, 25th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 0.95, 13th percentile | 0.79, 44th percentile | — | 1.31, 11th percentile | 0.07, 77th percentile | Compare Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital |
| 48 | Monmouth Medical Center | 0.83, 24th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.75, 22nd percentile | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.31, 32nd percentile | 0.23, 78th percentile | 0.29, 49th percentile | Compare Monmouth Medical Center |
| 49 | Valley Hospital | 0.87, 22nd percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | 0.45, 67th percentile | — | 1.69, 5th percentile | 0.20, 62nd percentile | Compare Valley Hospital |
| 50 | Southern Ocean Medical Center | 0.92, 19th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.40, 51st percentile | 0.35, 73rd percentile | — | 1.16, 15th percentile | 0.18, 65th percentile | Compare Southern Ocean 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.
- 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).