Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New Jersey with the lowest heart failure death rate
60 New Jersey hospitals ranked by heart failure death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Chilton Medical Center, VA New Jersey Health Care System, Hackensack University Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack 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 | 11.1% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Chilton Medical Center | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 207 min, 16th percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | 260 | Compare Chilton Medical Center |
| 2 | VA New Jersey Health Care System | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | — | — | 950 | Compare VA New Jersey Health Care System |
| 3 | Hackensack University Medical Center | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.72, 98th percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 781 | Compare Hackensack University Medical Center |
| 4 | St Luke's Warren Hospital | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 214 | Compare St Luke's Warren Hospital |
| T5 | CentraState Medical Center | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 219 min, 12th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 273 | Compare CentraState Medical Center |
| T5 | Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 596 | Compare Jersey Shore University Medical Center |
| 7 | Morristown Medical Center | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 250 min, 5th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 735 | Compare Morristown Medical Center |
| 8 | Palisades Medical Center | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 202 | Compare Palisades Medical Center |
| 9 | St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.4%, 29th 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 |
| 10 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th 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 |
| T11 | Bayshore Medical Center | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 161 min, 41st percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 225 | Compare Bayshore Medical Center |
| T11 | Saint Michael's Medical Center | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 358 | Compare Saint Michael's Medical Center |
| T11 | Cooper University Hospital | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.40, 4th percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 663 | Compare Cooper University Hospital |
| 14 | Ocean Medical Center | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 436 | Compare Ocean Medical Center |
| T15 | Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 229 min, 9th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 328 | Compare Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical |
| T15 | Riverview Medical Center | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 440 | Compare Riverview Medical Center |
| T15 | Saint Peter's University Hospital | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 478 | Compare Saint Peter's University Hospital |
| T18 | Holy Name Medical Center | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 372 | Compare Holy Name Medical Center |
| T18 | Clara Maass Medical Center | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | 472 | Compare Clara Maass Medical Center |
| 20 | Jersey City Medical Center | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 255 | Compare Jersey City Medical Center |
| T21 | Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 128 | Compare Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical |
| T21 | University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th 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 |
| 23 | Hunterdon Medical Center | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 230 min, 9th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 184 | Compare Hunterdon Medical Center |
| T24 | Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 129 min, 66th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 597 | Compare Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center |
| T24 | Trinitas Regional Medical Center | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 209 min, 15th percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 384 | Compare Trinitas Regional Medical Center |
| T26 | Englewood Hospital And Medical Center | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.68, 99th percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 517 | Compare Englewood Hospital And Medical Center |
| T26 | Raritan Bay Medical Center | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 460 | Compare Raritan Bay Medical Center |
| T28 | Overlook Medical Center | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 513 | Compare Overlook Medical Center |
| T28 | AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd 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 |
| T28 | Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 141 min, 55th percentile | 1.15, 4th percentile | 285 | Compare Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus |
| T31 | AHS Hospital Corp | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 148 | Compare AHS Hospital Corp |
| T31 | Capital Health Regional Medical Center | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.20, 2nd percentile | 237 | Compare Capital Health Regional Medical Center |
| 33 | Southern Ocean Medical Center | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 163 min, 40th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 156 | Compare Southern Ocean Medical Center |
| T34 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd 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 |
| T34 | St Mary's General Hospital | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 286 | Compare St Mary's General Hospital |
| T34 | Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.30, 6th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.18, 2nd percentile | 254 | Compare Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center |
| T37 | Deborah Heart And Lung Center | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.64, 1st percentile | — | 1.03, 28th percentile | 161 | Compare Deborah Heart And Lung Center |
| T37 | Monmouth Medical Center | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 136 min, 60th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 483 | Compare Monmouth Medical Center |
| T37 | West Jersey Hospital | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 402 | Compare West Jersey Hospital |
| T37 | Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 17.5%, 0th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 596 | Compare Jefferson Stratford Hospital |
| T37 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 610 | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital |
| 42 | Cape Regional Medical Center Inc | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 1.47, 3rd percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 242 | Compare Cape Regional Medical Center Inc |
| T43 | Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 91 | Compare Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill |
| T43 | Inspira Medical Center Vineland | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 201 min, 19th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 374 | Compare Inspira Medical Center Vineland |
| T43 | JFK University Medical Center | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 459 | Compare JFK University Medical Center |
| 46 | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | 665 | Compare Newark Beth Israel Medical Center |
| 47 | Newton Medical Center | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 148 | Compare Newton Medical Center |
| 48 | Virtua Willingboro Hospital | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 221 | Compare Virtua Willingboro Hospital |
| T49 | Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.43, 3rd percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 1.17, 3rd percentile | 333 | Compare Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center |
| T49 | Community Medical Center | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | 592 | Compare Community 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.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- 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.
- 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).