Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New Jersey with the lowest heart attack death rate
56 New Jersey hospitals ranked by heart attack death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Hackensack University Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, Southern Ocean Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher 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 | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 11.9% | 3.3 | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Hackensack University Medical Center | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.72, 98th percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 781 | Compare Hackensack University Medical Center |
| T2 | Overlook Medical Center | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 513 | Compare Overlook Medical Center |
| T2 | Southern Ocean Medical Center | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 156 | Compare Southern Ocean Medical Center |
| T4 | AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 593 | Compare AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus |
| T4 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 281 | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway |
| T6 | CentraState Medical Center | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 219 min, 12th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 273 | Compare CentraState Medical Center |
| T6 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 610 | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital |
| T8 | Newton Medical Center | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 148 | Compare Newton Medical Center |
| T8 | St Mary's General Hospital | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 286 | Compare St Mary's General Hospital |
| T10 | Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 129 min, 66th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 597 | Compare Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center |
| T10 | VA New Jersey Health Care System | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | — | — | 950 | Compare VA New Jersey Health Care System |
| T12 | Morristown Medical Center | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 250 min, 5th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 735 | Compare Morristown Medical Center |
| T12 | St Luke's Warren Hospital | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 214 | Compare St Luke's Warren Hospital |
| 14 | Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 596 | Compare Jersey Shore University Medical Center |
| T15 | Ocean Medical Center | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 436 | Compare Ocean Medical Center |
| T15 | Cape Regional Medical Center Inc | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.47, 3rd percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 242 | Compare Cape Regional Medical Center Inc |
| T15 | Shore Medical Center | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 302 | Compare Shore Medical Center |
| 18 | University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 221 min, 11th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 375 | Compare University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro |
| 19 | Heights University Hospital | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.24, 8th percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 1.20, 2nd percentile | 401 | Compare Heights University Hospital |
| T20 | Hunterdon Medical Center | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 230 min, 9th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 184 | Compare Hunterdon Medical Center |
| T20 | Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 91 | Compare Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill |
| T22 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 248 | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton |
| T22 | Saint Peter's University Hospital | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 478 | Compare Saint Peter's University Hospital |
| T22 | Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 17.5%, 0th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 596 | Compare Jefferson Stratford Hospital |
| T25 | Bayshore Medical Center | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 161 min, 41st percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 225 | Compare Bayshore Medical Center |
| T25 | Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 418 | Compare Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus |
| 27 | Jersey City Medical Center | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 255 | Compare Jersey City Medical Center |
| T28 | Chilton Medical Center | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 207 min, 16th percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | 260 | Compare Chilton Medical Center |
| T28 | Raritan Bay Medical Center | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 460 | Compare Raritan Bay Medical Center |
| T28 | Capital Health Regional Medical Center | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.20, 2nd percentile | 237 | Compare Capital Health Regional Medical Center |
| 31 | Holy Name Medical Center | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 372 | Compare Holy Name Medical Center |
| T32 | AHS Hospital Corp | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 148 | Compare AHS Hospital Corp |
| T32 | Virtua Mount Holly Hospital | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 383 | Compare Virtua Mount Holly Hospital |
| 34 | Englewood Hospital And Medical Center | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.68, 99th percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 517 | Compare Englewood Hospital And Medical Center |
| 35 | Virtua Willingboro Hospital | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 221 | Compare Virtua Willingboro Hospital |
| T36 | Deborah Heart And Lung Center | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.64, 1st percentile | — | 1.03, 28th percentile | 161 | Compare Deborah Heart And Lung Center |
| T36 | Monmouth Medical Center | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 136 min, 60th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 483 | Compare Monmouth Medical Center |
| T36 | Palisades Medical Center | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 202 | Compare Palisades Medical Center |
| T39 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 335 | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset |
| T39 | Cooper University Hospital | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.40, 4th percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 663 | Compare Cooper University Hospital |
| T41 | Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 141 min, 55th percentile | 1.15, 4th percentile | 285 | Compare Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus |
| T41 | St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 217 min, 12th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 566 | Compare St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc |
| 43 | Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 229 min, 9th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 328 | Compare Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical |
| T44 | JFK University Medical Center | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 459 | Compare JFK University Medical Center |
| T44 | Trinitas Regional Medical Center | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 209 min, 15th percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 384 | Compare Trinitas Regional Medical Center |
| T44 | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 665 | Compare Newark Beth Israel Medical Center |
| T47 | Clara Maass Medical Center | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | 472 | Compare Clara Maass Medical Center |
| T47 | Inspira Medical Center Vineland | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 201 min, 19th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 374 | Compare Inspira Medical Center Vineland |
| 49 | Valley Hospital | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 227 min, 10th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 431 | Compare Valley Hospital |
| 50 | Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 340 | Compare Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital |
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.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- 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).