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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.

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59 hospitals ranked in New Jersey by copd death rate; 19 more match but have no reported value.

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National average8.6%11.9%11.1%15.2%2.4%11.9%15.0%
1Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ · Acute care5.6%, 99th percentile10.0%, 96th percentile8.2%, 93rd percentile11.0%, 97th percentile1.3%, 99th percentile9.4%, 89th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentileCompare Hackensack University Medical Center
T2Overlook Medical CenterSummit, NJ · Acute care6.1%, 98th percentile10.1%, 95th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile14.1%, 67th percentile—8.3%, 97th percentile13.9%, 94th percentileCompare Overlook Medical Center
T2AHS Hospital CorpHackettstown, NJ · Acute care6.1%, 98th percentile11.9%, 46th percentile10.3%, 64th percentile13.7%, 73rd percentile—11.2%, 58th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare AHS Hospital Corp
T4Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford, NJ · Acute care6.2%, 97th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile10.6%, 58th percentile15.3%, 48th percentile—11.1%, 60th percentile17.5%, 0th percentileCompare Jefferson Stratford Hospital
T4VA New Jersey Health Care SystemEast Orange, NJ · Veterans Affairs6.2%, 97th percentile10.6%, 87th percentile7.5%, 97th percentile11.9%, 92nd percentile——16.7%, 2nd percentileCompare VA New Jersey Health Care System
6Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical CenterBayonne, NJ · Acute care6.5%, 95th percentile14.0%, 4th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile17.1%, 23rd percentile—12.6%, 34th percentile15.7%, 13th percentileCompare Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center
7Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillElmer, NJ · Acute care6.6%, 94th percentile11.3%, 68th percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile13.6%, 74th percentile—10.9%, 64th percentile16.2%, 5th percentileCompare Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
T8Holy Name Medical CenterTeaneck, NJ · Acute care6.7%, 93rd percentile11.8%, 49th percentile9.6%, 77th percentile14.1%, 67th percentile—12.4%, 37th percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Holy Name Medical Center
T8JFK University Medical CenterEdison, NJ · Acute care6.7%, 93rd percentile12.7%, 21st percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile15.9%, 39th percentile—9.7%, 85th percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare JFK University Medical Center
10Trinitas Regional Medical CenterElizabeth, NJ · Acute care6.9%, 90th percentile12.7%, 21st percentile10.0%, 70th percentile17.1%, 23rd percentile—11.5%, 53rd percentile14.3%, 86th percentileCompare Trinitas Regional Medical Center
T11Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington, NJ · Acute care7.1%, 87th percentile11.3%, 68th percentile9.9%, 72nd percentile11.7%, 93rd percentile—10.2%, 77th percentile16.3%, 4th percentileCompare Hunterdon Medical Center
T11Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank, NJ · Acute care7.1%, 87th percentile13.9%, 4th percentile9.5%, 79th percentile12.8%, 84th percentile—7.2%, 100th percentile16.3%, 4th percentileCompare Riverview Medical Center
13Chilton Medical CenterPompton Plains, NJ · Acute care7.2%, 85th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile7.4%, 97th percentile13.6%, 74th percentile—9.4%, 89th percentile13.5%, 98th percentileCompare Chilton Medical Center
14Raritan Bay Medical CenterPerth Amboy, NJ · Acute care7.3%, 83rd percentile11.7%, 54th percentile10.1%, 68th percentile12.0%, 91st percentile—10.2%, 77th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare Raritan Bay Medical Center
T15Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · Acute care7.4%, 80th percentile12.9%, 17th percentile10.9%, 52nd percentile15.5%, 45th percentile—11.7%, 49th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Inspira Medical Center Vineland
T15Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusDenville, NJ · Acute care7.4%, 80th percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile12.6%, 20th percentile18.2%, 13th percentile—11.6%, 51st percentile16.2%, 5th percentileCompare Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus
T17Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ · Acute care7.5%, 78th percentile10.7%, 85th percentile8.5%, 91st percentile10.2%, 98th percentile1.4%, 98th percentile8.0%, 98th percentile13.6%, 97th percentileCompare Morristown Medical Center
T17St Luke's Warren HospitalPhillipsburg, NJ · Acute care7.5%, 78th percentile10.7%, 85th percentile8.3%, 93rd percentile12.4%, 88th percentile—10.3%, 75th percentile15.0%, 46th percentileCompare St Luke's Warren Hospital
T17Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At HamiltonHamilton, NJ · Acute care7.5%, 78th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile9.0%, 86th percentile18.1%, 13th percentile—11.9%, 45th percentile15.6%, 16th percentileCompare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton
T17Deborah Heart And Lung CenterBrowns Mills, NJ · Acute care7.5%, 78th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile10.6%, 58th percentile13.1%, 81st percentile2.5%, 38th percentile—15.6%, 16th percentileCompare Deborah Heart And Lung Center
T21Englewood Hospital And Medical CenterEnglewood, NJ · Acute care7.6%, 75th percentile12.0%, 42nd percentile10.1%, 68th percentile14.3%, 64th percentile1.9%, 78th percentile9.5%, 88th percentile15.6%, 16th percentileCompare Englewood Hospital And Medical Center
T21Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalMontclair, NJ · Acute care7.6%, 75th percentile12.5%, 26th percentile9.5%, 79th percentile15.3%, 48th percentile—11.6%, 51st percentile15.1%, 40th percentileCompare Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical
T21Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellPennington, NJ · Acute care7.6%, 75th percentile13.6%, 7th percentile12.4%, 23rd percentile16.2%, 35th percentile—10.6%, 69th percentile16.7%, 2nd percentileCompare Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
T24Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At RahwayRahway, NJ · Acute care7.7%, 72nd percentile10.2%, 93rd percentile10.5%, 60th percentile18.1%, 13th percentile—9.9%, 82nd percentile14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway
T24Clara Maass Medical CenterBelleville, NJ · Acute care7.7%, 72nd percentile12.9%, 17th percentile9.6%, 77th percentile17.0%, 24th percentile—10.1%, 79th percentile16.1%, 6th percentileCompare Clara Maass Medical Center
T24Monmouth Medical Center-Southern CampusLakewood, NJ · Acute care7.7%, 72nd percentile12.4%, 29th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile10.8%, 97th percentile—12.9%, 30th percentile16.1%, 6th percentileCompare Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus
T24St Joseph's University Medical Center IncPaterson, NJ · Acute care7.7%, 72nd percentile12.4%, 29th percentile8.9%, 87th percentile13.6%, 74th percentile2.3%, 49th percentile10.6%, 69th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc
T24Virtua Willingboro HospitalWillingboro, NJ · Acute care7.7%, 72nd percentile12.1%, 38th percentile11.4%, 41st percentile14.6%, 60th percentile—11.9%, 45th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Virtua Willingboro Hospital
T24Hudson Regional HospitalSecaucus, NJ · Acute care7.7%, 72nd percentile—13.9%, 8th percentile20.9%, 2nd percentile——15.3%, 28th percentileCompare Hudson Regional Hospital
T30Bayshore Medical CenterHolmdel, NJ · Acute care7.8%, 69th percentile11.5%, 62nd percentile9.3%, 82nd percentile13.9%, 70th percentile—8.1%, 98th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Bayshore Medical Center
T30Ocean Medical CenterBrick, NJ · Acute care7.8%, 69th percentile10.9%, 80th percentile9.4%, 81st percentile12.9%, 83rd percentile—10.0%, 81st percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Ocean Medical Center
T30Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes HospitalCamden, NJ · Acute care7.8%, 69th percentile13.1%, 13th percentile12.5%, 22nd percentile17.1%, 23rd percentile1.9%, 78th percentile13.4%, 24th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital
T33AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City, NJ · Acute care7.9%, 66th percentile10.2%, 93rd percentile10.2%, 66th percentile13.2%, 80th percentile2.1%, 62nd percentile11.4%, 54th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus
T33Saint Michael's Medical CenterNewark, NJ · Acute care7.9%, 66th percentile—9.3%, 82nd percentile12.6%, 86th percentile—11.4%, 54th percentile16.0%, 7th percentileCompare Saint Michael's Medical Center
T33Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin, NJ · Acute care7.9%, 66th percentile10.1%, 95th percentile10.4%, 62nd percentile14.5%, 61st percentile—10.3%, 75th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Southern Ocean Medical Center
T36CentraState Medical CenterFreehold, NJ · Acute care8.0%, 63rd percentile10.3%, 92nd percentile8.4%, 92nd percentile14.0%, 69th percentile—10.1%, 79th percentile15.8%, 11th percentileCompare CentraState Medical Center
T36Newton Medical CenterNewton, NJ · Acute care8.0%, 63rd percentile10.5%, 89th percentile11.3%, 44th percentile13.0%, 82nd percentile—10.1%, 79th percentile14.7%, 68th percentileCompare Newton Medical Center
T36Cape Regional Medical Center IncCape May Court House, NJ · Acute care8.0%, 63rd percentile10.9%, 80th percentile10.8%, 54th percentile15.3%, 48th percentile—13.0%, 28th percentile15.9%, 9th percentileCompare Cape Regional Medical Center Inc
T36Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterNewark, NJ · Acute care8.0%, 63rd percentile12.7%, 21st percentile11.0%, 50th percentile14.5%, 61st percentile2.6%, 33rd percentile10.2%, 77th percentile14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
40Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalWestwood, NJ · Acute care8.1%, 61st percentile13.3%, 10th percentile9.8%, 73rd percentile14.7%, 58th percentile—11.3%, 56th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentileCompare Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical
T41Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville, NJ · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile12.3%, 25th percentile16.2%, 35th percentile—10.0%, 81st percentile14.6%, 74th percentileCompare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset
T41Palisades Medical CenterNorth Bergen, NJ · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile8.6%, 90th percentile15.5%, 45th percentile—10.0%, 81st percentile16.0%, 7th percentileCompare Palisades Medical Center
T41Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · Acute care8.2%, 58th percentile10.3%, 92nd percentile10.6%, 58th percentile15.8%, 40th percentile1.7%, 89th percentile11.5%, 53rd percentile15.5%, 19th percentileCompare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
T44Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune, NJ · Acute care8.3%, 54th percentile10.8%, 83rd percentile8.4%, 92nd percentile12.6%, 86th percentile1.3%, 99th percentile9.6%, 86th percentile14.9%, 54th percentileCompare Jersey Shore University Medical Center
T44St Mary's General HospitalPassaic, NJ · Acute care8.3%, 54th percentile10.5%, 89th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile15.6%, 43rd percentile—12.4%, 37th percentile16.2%, 5th percentileCompare St Mary's General Hospital
T46Capital Health Regional Medical CenterTrenton, NJ · Acute care8.4%, 52nd percentile11.7%, 54th percentile10.3%, 64th percentile19.2%, 7th percentile2.5%, 38th percentile13.8%, 20th percentile15.6%, 16th percentileCompare Capital Health Regional Medical Center
T46Heights University HospitalJersey City, NJ · Acute care8.4%, 52nd percentile11.1%, 74th percentile11.8%, 34th percentile13.8%, 72nd percentile—14.0%, 18th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare Heights University Hospital
T48Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · Acute care8.5%, 49th percentile11.4%, 65th percentile9.5%, 79th percentile14.4%, 63rd percentile—14.0%, 18th percentile16.2%, 5th percentileCompare Saint Peter's University Hospital
T48Community Medical CenterToms River, NJ · Acute care8.5%, 49th percentile14.0%, 4th percentile11.6%, 37th percentile16.7%, 27th percentile—13.1%, 27th percentile15.7%, 13th percentileCompare Community Medical Center
50University Medical Center Of Princeton At PlainsboroPlainsboro, NJ · Acute care8.6%, 46th percentile11.0%, 77th percentile9.8%, 73rd percentile10.9%, 97th percentile—8.7%, 95th percentile14.8%, 61st percentileCompare 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.