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Hospitals in New Jersey with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)

45 New Jersey hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical, Holy Name Medical Center, CentraState Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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45 hospitals ranked in New Jersey by surgical site infections (colon); 33 more match but have no reported value.

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

Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (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 (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).