Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New Jersey with the lowest surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
17 New Jersey hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (hysterectomy) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Jersey City Medical Center, Saint Peter's University Hospital, Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T1 | Jersey City Medical Center | 0.00, 89th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 255 | Compare Jersey City Medical Center |
| T1 | Saint Peter's University Hospital | 0.00, 89th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 478 | Compare Saint Peter's University Hospital |
| T1 | Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell | 0.00, 89th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 209 min, 15th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 344 | Compare Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell |
| 4 | Virtua Mount Holly Hospital | 0.60, 66th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 383 | Compare Virtua Mount Holly Hospital |
| 5 | West Jersey Hospital | 0.72, 57th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 402 | Compare West Jersey Hospital |
| 6 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 0.75, 54th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 610 | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital |
| 7 | Community Medical Center | 0.77, 54th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 592 | Compare Community Medical Center |
| 8 | Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 0.80, 52nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 596 | Compare Jersey Shore University Medical Center |
| 9 | Cooper University Hospital | 0.80, 51st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.40, 4th percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 663 | Compare Cooper University Hospital |
| 10 | Overlook Medical Center | 0.96, 42nd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 513 | Compare Overlook Medical Center |
| 11 | Hackensack University Medical Center | 1.09, 38th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.72, 98th percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 781 | Compare Hackensack University Medical Center |
| 12 | Morristown Medical Center | 1.27, 33rd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 250 min, 5th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 735 | Compare Morristown Medical Center |
| 13 | Monmouth Medical Center | 1.31, 32nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 136 min, 60th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 483 | Compare Monmouth Medical Center |
| 14 | Holy Name Medical Center | 1.34, 32nd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 372 | Compare Holy Name Medical Center |
| 15 | Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 1.63, 24th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 129 min, 66th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 597 | Compare Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center |
| 16 | AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | 2.07, 13th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 593 | Compare AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus |
| 17 | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | 2.21, 11th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 665 | Compare Newark Beth Israel 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.
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Hospital-wide readmission rate
- Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).