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Hospitals in New Jersey with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections

50 New Jersey hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Hunterdon Medical Center, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Cape Regional Medical Center Inc. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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50 hospitals ranked in New Jersey by mrsa bloodstream infections; 28 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	MRSA bloodstream 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	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
T1	Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.38, 59th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Hunterdon Medical Center
T1	Saint Michael's Medical CenterNewark, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Saint Michael's Medical Center
T1	Cape Regional Medical Center IncCape May Court House, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.47, 3rd percentile	0.72, 30th percentile	2.27, 1st percentile	—	—	0.92, 7th percentile	Compare Cape Regional Medical Center Inc
T1	Shore Medical CenterSomers Point, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.04, 30th percentile	—	0.57, 20th percentile	Compare Shore Medical Center
T1	St Mary's General HospitalPassaic, NJ · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare St Mary's General Hospital
6	West Jersey HospitalVoorhees, NJ · Acute care	0.11, 81st percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.72, 50th percentile	0.72, 57th percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare West Jersey Hospital
7	Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch, NJ · Acute care	0.23, 78th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.83, 24th percentile	0.75, 22nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	1.31, 32nd percentile	0.29, 49th percentile	Compare Monmouth Medical Center
8	Englewood Hospital And Medical CenterEnglewood, NJ · Acute care	0.28, 75th percentile	0.68, 99th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.60, 32nd percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.49, 25th percentile	Compare Englewood Hospital And Medical Center
9	Trinitas Regional Medical CenterElizabeth, NJ · Acute care	0.29, 75th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare Trinitas Regional Medical Center
10	Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank, NJ · Acute care	0.39, 68th percentile	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.62, 56th percentile	—	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Riverview Medical Center
11	Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ · Acute care	0.41, 67th percentile	0.69, 99th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	0.92, 35th percentile	1.27, 33rd percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Morristown Medical Center
12	Raritan Bay Medical CenterPerth Amboy, NJ · Acute care	0.42, 66th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	—	0.11, 74th percentile	Compare Raritan Bay Medical Center
13	CentraState Medical CenterFreehold, NJ · Acute care	0.45, 63rd percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	0.37, 60th percentile	0.81, 19th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.04, 80th percentile	Compare CentraState Medical Center
14	St Joseph's University Medical Center IncPaterson, NJ · Acute care	0.46, 63rd percentile	0.73, 97th percentile	0.15, 76th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	0.70, 51st percentile	—	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc
15	Overlook Medical CenterSummit, NJ · Acute care	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.73, 97th percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.18, 70th percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	0.96, 42nd percentile	0.46, 28th percentile	Compare Overlook Medical Center
16	Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillElmer, NJ · Acute care	0.47, 62nd percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.17, 71st percentile	0.99, 32nd percentile	—	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
17	Monmouth Medical Center-Southern CampusLakewood, NJ · Acute care	0.52, 57th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.43, 55th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.29, 49th percentile	Compare Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus
18	Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusDenville, NJ · Acute care	0.52, 57th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	1.90, 3rd percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus
19	Palisades Medical CenterNorth Bergen, NJ · Acute care	0.60, 50th percentile	0.84, 87th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Palisades Medical Center
20	Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · Acute care	0.60, 49th percentile	1.00, 35th percentile	0.16, 76th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.11, 73rd percentile	Compare Saint Peter's University Hospital
21	AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City, NJ · Acute care	0.63, 47th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.11, 78th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.63, 55th percentile	2.07, 13th percentile	0.27, 52nd percentile	Compare AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus
22	Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford, NJ · Acute care	0.68, 42nd percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.75, 28th percentile	0.99, 12th percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	—	0.88, 7th percentile	Compare Jefferson Stratford Hospital
23	The University HospitalNewark, NJ · Acute care	0.73, 38th percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.66, 14th percentile	Compare The University Hospital
24	Bayshore Medical CenterHolmdel, NJ · Acute care	0.76, 36th percentile	0.88, 78th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	1.83, 8th percentile	—	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Bayshore Medical Center
25	Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · Acute care	0.78, 35th percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.50, 49th percentile	0.34, 56th percentile	1.89, 7th percentile	0.75, 54th percentile	0.34, 41st percentile	Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
26	Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterNewark, NJ · Acute care	0.79, 34th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	0.88, 38th percentile	2.21, 11th percentile	0.09, 76th percentile	Compare Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
27	Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ · Acute care	0.80, 33rd percentile	0.72, 98th percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	1.09, 38th percentile	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare Hackensack University Medical Center
28	Community Medical CenterToms River, NJ · Acute care	0.81, 33rd percentile	0.73, 97th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.17, 80th percentile	0.77, 54th percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Community Medical Center
29	Newton Medical CenterNewton, NJ · Acute care	0.85, 30th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	0.56, 59th percentile	—	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Newton Medical Center
30	Jersey City Medical CenterJersey City, NJ · Acute care	0.86, 29th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.34, 62nd percentile	0.13, 73rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.17, 65th percentile	Compare Jersey City Medical Center
31	Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · Acute care	0.87, 29th percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	1.06, 29th percentile	—	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Inspira Medical Center Vineland
32	Ocean Medical CenterBrick, NJ · Acute care	0.91, 26th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.52, 39th percentile	0.14, 81st percentile	—	0.58, 19th percentile	Compare Ocean Medical Center
33	Cooper University HospitalCamden, NJ · Acute care	0.93, 25th percentile	1.40, 4th percentile	0.49, 49th percentile	0.91, 14th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	0.80, 51st percentile	0.76, 11th percentile	Compare Cooper University Hospital
34	Chilton Medical CenterPompton Plains, NJ · Acute care	0.93, 25th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.37, 60th percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	1.09, 28th percentile	—	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Chilton Medical Center
35	AHS Hospital CorpHackettstown, NJ · Acute care	0.94, 24th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	—	1.80, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare AHS Hospital Corp
36	Clara Maass Medical CenterBelleville, NJ · Acute care	0.99, 22nd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.16, 67th percentile	Compare Clara Maass Medical Center
37	JFK University Medical CenterEdison, NJ · Acute care	1.02, 20th percentile	1.15, 14th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.22, 79th percentile	—	0.11, 73rd percentile	Compare JFK University Medical Center
38	Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville, NJ · Acute care	1.05, 19th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.38, 60th percentile	0.49, 41st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.22, 59th percentile	Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset
39	Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalMontclair, NJ · Acute care	1.14, 16th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.04, 10th percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	—	0.19, 64th percentile	Compare Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical
40	Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune, NJ · Acute care	1.16, 15th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	0.21, 79th percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Jersey Shore University Medical Center
41	Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin, NJ · Acute care	1.16, 15th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	—	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Southern Ocean Medical Center
42	Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At HamiltonHamilton, NJ · Acute care	1.30, 11th percentile	0.78, 95th percentile	0.28, 67th percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.57, 20th percentile	Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton
43	Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes HospitalCamden, NJ · Acute care	1.31, 11th percentile	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	0.79, 44th percentile	—	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital
44	Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly, NJ · Acute care	1.39, 9th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	0.18, 75th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	1.23, 23rd percentile	0.60, 66th percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Virtua Mount Holly Hospital
45	Holy Name Medical CenterTeaneck, NJ · Acute care	1.48, 8th percentile	0.71, 98th percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	1.34, 32nd percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Holy Name Medical Center
46	Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ · Acute care	1.49, 8th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.19, 74th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	0.79, 45th percentile	1.63, 24th percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
47	Capital Health Regional Medical CenterTrenton, NJ · Acute care	1.59, 7th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.63, 36th percentile	0.31, 58th percentile	0.59, 58th percentile	—	0.45, 29th percentile	Compare Capital Health Regional Medical Center
48	Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellPennington, NJ · Acute care	1.63, 6th percentile	1.12, 17th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.34, 74th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.23, 58th percentile	Compare Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
49	Valley HospitalParamus, NJ · Acute care	1.69, 5th percentile	1.21, 10th percentile	0.87, 22nd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.45, 67th percentile	—	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare Valley Hospital
50	University Medical Center Of Princeton At PlainsboroPlainsboro, NJ · Acute care	1.85, 4th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.52, 23rd percentile	Compare University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro

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.

MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (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).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).