Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New Jersey with the lowest stroke death rate
58 New Jersey hospitals ranked by stroke death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Riverview Medical Center, Morristown Medical Center, Bayshore Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Stroke death ratelower is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Pneumonia death ratelower is better | COPD death ratelower is better | CABG surgery death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Compare |
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| National average | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 15.0% | ||
| 1 | Riverview Medical Center | 7.2%, 100th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 12.8%, 84th percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | — | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare Riverview Medical Center |
| 2 | Morristown Medical Center | 8.0%, 98th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 10.2%, 98th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | 1.4%, 98th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | Compare Morristown Medical Center |
| 3 | Bayshore Medical Center | 8.1%, 98th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 13.9%, 70th percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Bayshore Medical Center |
| 4 | Overlook Medical Center | 8.3%, 97th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 6.1%, 98th percentile | — | 13.9%, 94th percentile | Compare Overlook Medical Center |
| 5 | University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro | 8.7%, 95th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 10.9%, 97th percentile | 8.6%, 46th percentile | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro |
| 6 | Valley Hospital | 8.8%, 95th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 15.2%, 50th percentile | 10.8%, 8th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Valley Hospital |
| 7 | Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 9.1%, 92nd percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 8.9%, 38th percentile | 2.2%, 55th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center |
| T8 | Chilton Medical Center | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 7.2%, 85th percentile | — | 13.5%, 98th percentile | Compare Chilton Medical Center |
| T8 | Hackensack University Medical Center | 9.4%, 89th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 11.0%, 97th percentile | 5.6%, 99th percentile | 1.3%, 99th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | Compare Hackensack University Medical Center |
| 10 | Englewood Hospital And Medical Center | 9.5%, 88th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.3%, 64th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | 1.9%, 78th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Englewood Hospital And Medical Center |
| 11 | Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 9.6%, 86th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 12.6%, 86th percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | 1.3%, 99th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Jersey Shore University Medical Center |
| 12 | JFK University Medical Center | 9.7%, 85th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare JFK University Medical Center |
| 13 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway | 9.9%, 82nd percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 18.1%, 13th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway |
| T14 | Ocean Medical Center | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 12.9%, 83rd percentile | 7.8%, 69th percentile | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Ocean Medical Center |
| T14 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset |
| T14 | Palisades Medical Center | 10.0%, 81st percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | — | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Palisades Medical Center |
| T17 | CentraState Medical Center | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 14.0%, 69th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 15.8%, 11th percentile | Compare CentraState Medical Center |
| T17 | Newton Medical Center | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 13.0%, 82nd percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare Newton Medical Center |
| T17 | Clara Maass Medical Center | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 17.0%, 24th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare Clara Maass Medical Center |
| T17 | Cooper University Hospital | 10.1%, 79th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 9.4%, 26th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Cooper University Hospital |
| T21 | Hunterdon Medical Center | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 11.7%, 93rd percentile | 7.1%, 87th percentile | — | 16.3%, 4th percentile | Compare Hunterdon Medical Center |
| T21 | Raritan Bay Medical Center | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 12.0%, 91st percentile | 7.3%, 83rd percentile | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare Raritan Bay Medical Center |
| T21 | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | 10.2%, 77th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | 2.6%, 33rd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Newark Beth Israel Medical Center |
| T24 | St Luke's Warren Hospital | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 12.4%, 88th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare St Luke's Warren Hospital |
| T24 | Southern Ocean Medical Center | 10.3%, 75th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.5%, 61st percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Southern Ocean Medical Center |
| T26 | St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | 2.3%, 49th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc |
| T26 | Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell | 10.6%, 69th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | Compare Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell |
| 28 | Jersey City Medical Center | 10.8%, 66th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 10.6%, 9th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare Jersey City Medical Center |
| 29 | Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | 10.9%, 64th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 13.6%, 74th percentile | 6.6%, 94th percentile | — | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill |
| 30 | Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 11.1%, 60th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | 6.2%, 97th percentile | — | 17.5%, 0th percentile | Compare Jefferson Stratford Hospital |
| 31 | AHS Hospital Corp | 11.2%, 58th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 13.7%, 73rd percentile | 6.1%, 98th percentile | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | Compare AHS Hospital Corp |
| 32 | Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical | 11.3%, 56th percentile | 13.3%, 10th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.7%, 58th percentile | 8.1%, 61st percentile | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical |
| T33 | AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | 11.4%, 54th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 13.2%, 80th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | 2.1%, 62nd percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | Compare AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus |
| T33 | Saint Michael's Medical Center | 11.4%, 54th percentile | — | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 12.6%, 86th percentile | 7.9%, 66th percentile | — | 16.0%, 7th percentile | Compare Saint Michael's Medical Center |
| T35 | Trinitas Regional Medical Center | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 6.9%, 90th percentile | — | 14.3%, 86th percentile | Compare Trinitas Regional Medical Center |
| T35 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 11.5%, 53rd percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.8%, 40th percentile | 8.2%, 58th percentile | 1.7%, 89th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital |
| T37 | Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | 7.6%, 75th percentile | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | Compare Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical |
| T37 | Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus | 11.6%, 51st percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 18.2%, 13th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus |
| 39 | Inspira Medical Center Vineland | 11.7%, 49th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.5%, 45th percentile | 7.4%, 80th percentile | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | Compare Inspira Medical Center Vineland |
| T40 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.0%, 86th percentile | 18.1%, 13th percentile | 7.5%, 78th percentile | — | 15.6%, 16th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton |
| T40 | Virtua Willingboro Hospital | 11.9%, 45th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.6%, 60th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | Compare Virtua Willingboro Hospital |
| 42 | Carewell Health Medical Center | 12.0%, 44th percentile | — | — | 14.6%, 60th percentile | — | — | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare Carewell Health Medical Center |
| T43 | Holy Name Medical Center | 12.4%, 37th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 14.1%, 67th percentile | 6.7%, 93rd percentile | — | 15.5%, 19th percentile | Compare Holy Name Medical Center |
| T43 | St Mary's General Hospital | 12.4%, 37th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 8.3%, 54th percentile | — | 16.2%, 5th percentile | Compare St Mary's General Hospital |
| T45 | Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center | 12.6%, 34th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 17.1%, 23rd percentile | 6.5%, 95th percentile | — | 15.7%, 13th percentile | Compare Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center |
| T45 | Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center | 12.6%, 34th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 13.8%, 72nd percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | Compare Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center |
| T47 | Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus | 12.9%, 30th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 10.8%, 97th percentile | 7.7%, 72nd percentile | — | 16.1%, 6th percentile | Compare Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus |
| T47 | West Jersey Hospital | 12.9%, 30th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 9.3%, 28th percentile | — | 16.8%, 1st percentile | Compare West Jersey Hospital |
| 49 | Cape Regional Medical Center Inc | 13.0%, 28th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 15.3%, 48th percentile | 8.0%, 63rd percentile | — | 15.9%, 9th percentile | Compare Cape Regional Medical Center Inc |
| 50 | Community Medical Center | 13.1%, 27th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 16.7%, 27th percentile | 8.5%, 49th 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.
- Stroke death rate
- 30-day death rate for stroke 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.
- COPD death rate
- 30-day death rate for COPD patients.
- CABG surgery death rate
- 30-day death rate for CABG surgery 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.