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Hospitals in New Jersey with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

61 New Jersey hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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61 hospitals ranked in New Jersey by readmissions penalty; 17 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
51Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington, NJ · Acute care−1.10%4311.3%9.9%16.3%0.94230 min0.98184Compare
T52Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusDenville, NJ · Acute care−1.24%2211.5%12.6%16.2%0.89166 min1.03418Compare
T52Carewell Health Medical CenterEast Orange, NJ · Acute care−1.24%11——16.1%1.13176 min1.29211Compare
54Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At HamiltonHamilton, NJ · Acute care−1.30%4311.4%9.0%15.6%0.78172 min1.06248Compare
T55Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · Acute care−1.43%3312.9%10.9%15.4%1.04201 min1.05374Compare
T55Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford, NJ · Acute care−1.43%2311.4%10.6%17.5%0.88215 min1.03596Compare
57Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville, NJ · Acute care−1.46%3412.3%12.3%14.6%0.91188 min1.02335Compare
58West Jersey HospitalVoorhees, NJ · Acute care−1.67%3313.2%10.6%16.8%1.04145 min1.03402Compare
59Community Medical CenterToms River, NJ · Acute care−2.01%1214.0%11.6%15.7%0.73180 min1.13592Compare
60Monmouth Medical Center-Southern CampusLakewood, NJ · Acute care−2.07%3312.4%10.2%16.1%1.00141 min1.15285Compare
61Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · Acute care−2.14%2310.3%10.6%15.5%1.14206 min1.07610Compare

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.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
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).