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 | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD 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 | 11.1% | 11.9% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 11.9% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | Chilton Medical Center | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | — | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | Compare Chilton Medical Center |
| 2 | VA New Jersey Health Care System | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 11.9%, 92nd percentile | 6.2%, 97th percentile | — | — | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare VA New Jersey Health Care System |
| 3 | Hackensack University Medical Center | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 11.0%, 97th percentile | 5.6%, 99th percentile | 1.3%, 99th percentile | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Hackensack University Medical Center |
| 4 | St Luke's Warren Hospital | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare St Luke's Warren Hospital |
| T5 | CentraState Medical Center | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 14.0%, 69th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare CentraState Medical Center |
| T5 | Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 12.6%, 86th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 1.3%, 99th percentile | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Jersey Shore University Medical Center |
| 7 | Morristown Medical Center | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 10.2%, 98th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 8.0%, 98th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Morristown Medical Center |
| 8 | Palisades Medical Center | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Palisades Medical Center |
| 9 | St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc |
| 10 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 18.1%, 13th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton |
| T11 | Bayshore Medical Center | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 8.1%, 98th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Bayshore Medical Center |
| T11 | Saint Michael's Medical Center | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | — | 12.6%, 86th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Saint Michael's Medical Center |
| T11 | Cooper University Hospital | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Cooper University Hospital |
| 14 | Ocean Medical Center | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Ocean Medical Center |
| T15 | Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical |
| T15 | Riverview Medical Center | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | — | 7.2%, 100th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare Riverview Medical Center |
| T15 | Saint Peter's University Hospital | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 14.4%, 63rd percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 14.0%, 18th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Saint Peter's University Hospital |
| T18 | Holy Name Medical Center | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 12.4%, 37th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Holy Name Medical Center |
| T18 | Clara Maass Medical Center | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare Clara Maass Medical Center |
| 20 | Jersey City Medical Center | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 10.6%, 9th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare Jersey City Medical Center |
| T21 | Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical |
| T21 | University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 10.9%, 97th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 8.7%, 95th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro |
| 23 | Hunterdon Medical Center | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | — | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare Hunterdon Medical Center |
| T24 | Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 9.1%, 92nd percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center |
| T24 | Trinitas Regional Medical Center | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | — | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Trinitas Regional Medical Center |
| T26 | Englewood Hospital And Medical Center | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 9.5%, 88th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Englewood Hospital And Medical Center |
| T26 | Raritan Bay Medical Center | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 12.0%, 91st percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | — | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Raritan Bay Medical Center |
| T28 | Overlook Medical Center | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 6.1%, 98th percentile | — | 8.3%, 97th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Overlook Medical Center |
| T28 | AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus |
| T28 | Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 10.8%, 97th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 12.9%, 30th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus |
| T31 | AHS Hospital Corp | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 6.1%, 98th percentile | — | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare AHS Hospital Corp |
| T31 | Capital Health Regional Medical Center | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 19.2%, 7th percentile | 8.4%, 52nd percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | 13.8%, 20th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Capital Health Regional Medical Center |
| 33 | Southern Ocean Medical Center | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Southern Ocean Medical Center |
| T34 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 18.1%, 13th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 9.9%, 82nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway |
| T34 | St Mary's General Hospital | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 12.4%, 37th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare St Mary's General Hospital |
| T34 | Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 6.5%, 95th percentile | — | 12.6%, 34th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center |
| T37 | Deborah Heart And Lung Center | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 13.1%, 81st percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 2.5%, 38th percentile | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Deborah Heart And Lung Center |
| T37 | Monmouth Medical Center | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 15.1%, 51st percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 13.8%, 20th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Monmouth Medical Center |
| T37 | West Jersey Hospital | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 12.9%, 30th percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | Compare West Jersey Hospital |
| T37 | Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | 6.2%, 97th percentile | — | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 17.5%, 0th percentile | Compare Jefferson Stratford Hospital |
| T37 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital |
| 42 | Cape Regional Medical Center Inc | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Cape Regional Medical Center Inc |
| T43 | Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | — | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill |
| T43 | Inspira Medical Center Vineland | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Inspira Medical Center Vineland |
| T43 | JFK University Medical Center | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare JFK University Medical Center |
| 46 | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Newark Beth Israel Medical Center |
| 47 | Newton Medical Center | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Newton Medical Center |
| 48 | Virtua Willingboro Hospital | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Virtua Willingboro Hospital |
| T49 | Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center | 11.6%, 37th percentile | — | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | — | — | 12.6%, 34th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center |
| T49 | Community Medical Center | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 8.5%, 49th percentile | — | 13.1%, 27th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 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.
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD 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.