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Hospitals in New Jersey with the best net Medicare quality adjustments

61 New Jersey hospitals ranked by net Medicare quality adjustment in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Holy Name Medical Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Morristown Medical Center. 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 net medicare quality adjustment; 17 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalNet Medicare quality adjustmenthigher 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−0.48%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Holy Name Medical CenterTeaneck, NJ · Acute care+0.42%5311.8%9.6%15.5%0.71204 min1.06372Compare
2Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ · Acute care+0.36%5310.0%8.2%14.4%0.72202 min1.09781Compare
3Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ · Acute care+0.32%5310.7%8.5%13.6%0.69250 min1.04735Compare
4Chilton Medical CenterPompton Plains, NJ · Acute care+0.28%5311.7%7.4%13.5%0.99207 min1.14260Compare
5Saint Michael's Medical CenterNewark, NJ · Acute care+0.28%43—9.3%16.0%1.02169 min0.96358Compare
6Newton Medical CenterNewton, NJ · Acute care+0.05%4310.5%11.3%14.7%0.96168 min1.04148Compare
7Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At RahwayRahway, NJ · Acute care−0.06%4310.2%10.5%14.9%1.06114 min1.07281Compare
8Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalWestwood, NJ · Acute care−0.09%5313.3%9.8%15.4%0.96142 min1.04128Compare
9Clara Maass Medical CenterBelleville, NJ · Acute care−0.11%3312.9%9.6%16.1%0.96142 min1.14472Compare
10Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterParamus, NJ · Acute care−0.19%————14.7%1.10145 min1.19496Compare
11Ocean Medical CenterBrick, NJ · Acute care−0.23%4310.9%9.4%14.7%1.02142 min1.11436Compare
12St Luke's Warren HospitalPhillipsburg, NJ · Acute care−0.27%5410.7%8.3%15.0%0.92140 min0.97214Compare
13Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune, NJ · Acute care−0.30%4310.8%8.4%14.9%1.05210 min1.07596Compare
14Overlook Medical CenterSummit, NJ · Acute care−0.30%5310.1%10.2%13.9%0.73192 min1.04513Compare
15Bayshore Medical CenterHolmdel, NJ · Acute care−0.31%4311.5%9.3%14.8%0.88161 min1.07225Compare
16Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin, NJ · Acute care−0.32%4310.1%10.4%15.4%0.92163 min1.05156Compare
17Trinitas Regional Medical CenterElizabeth, NJ · Acute care−0.41%3212.7%10.0%14.3%0.91209 min1.11384Compare
18Jersey City Medical CenterJersey City, NJ · Acute care−0.45%3311.6%9.7%16.1%0.87187 min1.06255Compare
19Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch, NJ · Acute care−0.47%3312.2%10.6%16.2%0.92136 min1.08483Compare
20Shore Medical CenterSomers Point, NJ · Acute care−0.54%3310.9%12.2%15.2%1.02148 min0.99302Compare
21AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City, NJ · Acute care−0.55%4310.2%10.2%14.7%0.99174 min1.06593Compare
22Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical CenterBayonne, NJ · Acute care−0.60%1214.0%10.5%15.7%1.30206 min1.18254Compare
23Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · Acute care−0.61%3311.4%9.5%16.2%1.00208 min1.09478Compare
24Hudson Regional HospitalSecaucus, NJ · Acute care−0.62%22—13.9%15.3%1.15166 min1.11200Compare
25Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank, NJ · Acute care−0.63%3313.9%9.5%16.3%1.08202 min1.07440Compare
26Raritan Bay Medical CenterPerth Amboy, NJ · Acute care−0.70%4211.7%10.1%15.0%0.84178 min1.11460Compare
27Deborah Heart And Lung CenterBrowns Mills, NJ · Acute care−0.72%3412.2%10.6%15.6%1.64—1.03161Compare
28Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical CenterHoboken, NJ · Acute care−0.77%12—11.6%14.9%1.43222 min1.17333Compare
29JFK University Medical CenterEdison, NJ · Acute care−0.79%3212.7%10.9%15.5%1.15197 min1.08459Compare
30Englewood Hospital And Medical CenterEnglewood, NJ · Acute care−0.79%4312.0%10.1%15.6%0.68183 min1.05517Compare
31Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington, NJ · Acute care−0.90%4311.3%9.9%16.3%0.94230 min0.98184Compare
32CentraState Medical CenterFreehold, NJ · Acute care−0.91%4310.3%8.4%15.8%1.22219 min1.07273Compare
33Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At HamiltonHamilton, NJ · Acute care−0.97%4311.4%9.0%15.6%0.78172 min1.06248Compare
34Heights University HospitalJersey City, NJ · Acute care−1.04%2211.1%11.8%14.8%1.24159 min1.20401Compare
35The University HospitalNewark, NJ · Acute care−1.04%12—12.1%15.6%0.95307 min1.11519Compare
36Virtua Willingboro HospitalWillingboro, NJ · Acute care−1.05%3212.1%11.4%14.8%0.91178 min1.07221Compare
37Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalMontclair, NJ · Acute care−1.12%4212.5%9.5%15.1%0.94229 min1.08328Compare
38Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterNewark, NJ · Acute care−1.13%2212.7%11.0%14.9%0.96176 min1.11665Compare
39Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly, NJ · Acute care−1.13%3211.9%12.3%16.5%0.99198 min1.10383Compare
40St Mary's General HospitalPassaic, NJ · Acute care−1.13%3310.5%10.5%16.2%0.84182 min1.05286Compare
41Palisades Medical CenterNorth Bergen, NJ · Acute care−1.15%2212.2%8.6%16.0%0.84206 min1.03202Compare
42Capital Health Regional Medical CenterTrenton, NJ · Acute care−1.16%2211.7%10.3%15.6%1.21180 min1.20237Compare
43St Joseph's University Medical Center IncPaterson, NJ · Acute care−1.22%3212.4%8.9%15.4%0.73217 min1.10566Compare
44Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes HospitalCamden, NJ · Acute care−1.31%2213.1%12.5%15.4%0.86168 min1.09340Compare
45Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ · Acute care−1.32%3310.6%10.0%15.9%0.90129 min1.05597Compare
46University Medical Center Of Princeton At PlainsboroPlainsboro, NJ · Acute care−1.33%4311.0%9.8%14.8%0.85221 min1.00375Compare
47Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · Acute care−1.40%3312.9%10.9%15.4%1.04201 min1.05374Compare
48AHS Hospital CorpHackettstown, NJ · Acute care−1.40%4311.9%10.3%15.0%0.99182 min1.09148Compare
49Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillElmer, NJ · Acute care−1.41%3411.3%10.9%16.2%1.03187 min1.0291Compare
50Valley HospitalParamus, NJ · Acute care−1.44%4413.0%12.9%14.9%1.21227 min1.03431Compare

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.

Net Medicare quality adjustment
Approximate combined change to the hospital's Medicare inpatient payments from the three pay-for-performance programs, added together: the readmissions penalty, the value-based purchasing bonus or penalty, and the 1% cut for hospital-acquired conditions. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals only; Maryland hospitals are exempt..
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).