Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New Jersey with the lowest COPD death rate
59 New Jersey hospitals ranked by COPD death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Hackensack University Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, AHS Hospital Corp. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | COPD death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Stroke death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 8.6% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | Hackensack University Medical Center | 5.6%, 99th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 11.0%, 97th percentile | 1.3%, 99th percentile | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Hackensack University Medical Center |
| T2 | Overlook Medical Center | 6.1%, 98th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | — | 8.3%, 97th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Overlook Medical Center |
| T2 | AHS Hospital Corp | 6.1%, 98th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | — | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare AHS Hospital Corp |
| T4 | Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 6.2%, 97th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | — | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 17.5%, 0th percentile | Compare Jefferson Stratford Hospital |
| T4 | VA New Jersey Health Care System | 6.2%, 97th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 11.9%, 92nd percentile | — | — | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare VA New Jersey Health Care System |
| 6 | Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center | 6.5%, 95th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | — | 12.6%, 34th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center |
| 7 | Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | 6.6%, 94th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | — | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill |
| T8 | Holy Name Medical Center | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | — | 12.4%, 37th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Holy Name Medical Center |
| T8 | JFK University Medical Center | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | — | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare JFK University Medical Center |
| 10 | Trinitas Regional Medical Center | 6.9%, 90th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | — | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Trinitas Regional Medical Center |
| T11 | Hunterdon Medical Center | 7.1%, 87th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare Hunterdon Medical Center |
| T11 | Riverview Medical Center | 7.1%, 87th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | — | 7.2%, 100th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare Riverview Medical Center |
| 13 | Chilton Medical Center | 7.2%, 85th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | — | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | Compare Chilton Medical Center |
| 14 | Raritan Bay Medical Center | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 12.0%, 91st percentile | — | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Raritan Bay Medical Center |
| T15 | Inspira Medical Center Vineland | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Inspira Medical Center Vineland |
| T15 | Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus | 7.4%, 80th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 18.2%, 13th percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus |
| T17 | Morristown Medical Center | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 10.2%, 98th percentile | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 8.0%, 98th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Morristown Medical Center |
| T17 | St Luke's Warren Hospital | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare St Luke's Warren Hospital |
| T17 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 18.1%, 13th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton |
| T17 | Deborah Heart And Lung Center | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Deborah Heart And Lung Center |
| T21 | Englewood Hospital And Medical Center | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 9.5%, 88th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Englewood Hospital And Medical Center |
| T21 | Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical |
| T21 | Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | — | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell |
| T24 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 18.1%, 13th percentile | — | 9.9%, 82nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway |
| T24 | Clara Maass Medical Center | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 17.0%, 24th percentile | — | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare Clara Maass Medical Center |
| T24 | Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 10.8%, 97th percentile | — | 12.9%, 30th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus |
| T24 | St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc |
| T24 | Virtua Willingboro Hospital | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Virtua Willingboro Hospital |
| T24 | Hudson Regional Hospital | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 13.9%, 8th percentile | 20.9%, 2nd percentile | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | Compare Hudson Regional Hospital |
| T30 | Bayshore Medical Center | 7.8%, 69th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | — | 8.1%, 98th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Bayshore Medical Center |
| T30 | Ocean Medical Center | 7.8%, 69th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Ocean Medical Center |
| T30 | Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital | 7.8%, 69th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 13.4%, 24th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital |
| T33 | AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus |
| T33 | Saint Michael's Medical Center | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 12.6%, 86th percentile | — | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Saint Michael's Medical Center |
| T33 | Southern Ocean Medical Center | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Southern Ocean Medical Center |
| T36 | CentraState Medical Center | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 14.0%, 69th percentile | — | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare CentraState Medical Center |
| T36 | Newton Medical Center | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | — | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Newton Medical Center |
| T36 | Cape Regional Medical Center Inc | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | — | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Cape Regional Medical Center Inc |
| T36 | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Newark Beth Israel Medical Center |
| 40 | Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical | 8.1%, 61st percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical |
| T41 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset |
| T41 | Palisades Medical Center | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Palisades Medical Center |
| T41 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital |
| T44 | Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 12.6%, 86th percentile | 1.3%, 99th percentile | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Jersey Shore University Medical Center |
| T44 | St Mary's General Hospital | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | — | 12.4%, 37th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare St Mary's General Hospital |
| T46 | Capital Health Regional Medical Center | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 19.2%, 7th percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 13.8%, 20th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Capital Health Regional Medical Center |
| T46 | Heights University Hospital | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | — | 14.0%, 18th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Heights University Hospital |
| T48 | Saint Peter's University Hospital | 8.5%, 49th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 14.4%, 63rd percentile | — | 14.0%, 18th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Saint Peter's University Hospital |
| T48 | Community Medical Center | 8.5%, 49th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | — | 13.1%, 27th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Community Medical Center |
| 50 | University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro | 8.6%, 46th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 10.9%, 97th percentile | — | 8.7%, 95th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro |
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.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD patients.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
- CABG surgery death rate
- 30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
- Stroke death rate
- 30-day death rate for stroke 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.