Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New Jersey with the lowest medicare spending per patient
61 New Jersey hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Medicare spending per patientlower 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 | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 1.00 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | ||||
| T46 | The University Hospital | 1.11, 7th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 307 min, 1st percentile | 519 | Compare The University Hospital |
| 52 | Community Medical Center | 1.13, 5th 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 | 592 | Compare Community Medical Center |
| T53 | Chilton Medical Center | 1.14, 4th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 207 min, 16th percentile | 260 | Compare Chilton Medical Center |
| T53 | Clara Maass Medical Center | 1.14, 4th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 472 | Compare Clara Maass Medical Center |
| 55 | Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus | 1.15, 4th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 141 min, 55th percentile | 285 | Compare Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus |
| 56 | Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center | 1.17, 3rd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.43, 3rd percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 333 | Compare Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center |
| 57 | Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center | 1.18, 2nd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.30, 6th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 254 | Compare Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center |
| 58 | Bergen New Bridge Medical Center | 1.19, 2nd percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 496 | Compare Bergen New Bridge Medical Center |
| T59 | Capital Health Regional Medical Center | 1.20, 2nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 237 | Compare Capital Health Regional Medical Center |
| T59 | Heights University Hospital | 1.20, 2nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.24, 8th percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 401 | Compare Heights University Hospital |
| 61 | Carewell Health Medical Center | 1.29, 1st percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | — | — | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 211 | Compare Carewell Health 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.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
- 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.
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).