Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New Jersey by total beds
78 New Jersey hospitals ranked by total beds in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: VA New Jersey Health Care System, Hackensack University Medical Center, Morristown Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Total beds | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower 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 | Compare |
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| National average | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | VA New Jersey Health Care System | 950 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | — | — | Compare VA New Jersey Health Care System |
| 2 | Hackensack University Medical Center | 781 | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 8.2%, 93rd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.72, 98th percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | Compare Hackensack University Medical Center |
| 3 | Morristown Medical Center | 735 | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.69, 99th percentile | 250 min, 5th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | Compare Morristown Medical Center |
| 4 | Ancora Psych Hospital | 709 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Ancora Psych Hospital |
| 5 | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | 665 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | Compare Newark Beth Israel Medical Center |
| 6 | Cooper University Hospital | 663 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.40, 4th percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare Cooper University Hospital |
| 7 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 610 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital |
| 8 | Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | 597 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 129 min, 66th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | Compare Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center |
| T9 | Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 596 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 210 min, 15th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | Compare Jersey Shore University Medical Center |
| T9 | Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 596 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 17.5%, 0th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 215 min, 13th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare Jefferson Stratford Hospital |
| 11 | AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus | 593 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | Compare AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus |
| 12 | Community Medical Center | 592 | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 180 min, 29th percentile | 1.13, 5th percentile | Compare Community Medical Center |
| 13 | St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc | 566 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 217 min, 12th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | Compare St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc |
| 14 | The University Hospital | 519 | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 307 min, 1st percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | Compare The University Hospital |
| 15 | Englewood Hospital And Medical Center | 517 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.68, 99th percentile | 183 min, 28th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | Compare Englewood Hospital And Medical Center |
| 16 | Overlook Medical Center | 513 | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | Compare Overlook Medical Center |
| 17 | Bergen New Bridge Medical Center | 496 | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 1.19, 2nd percentile | Compare Bergen New Bridge Medical Center |
| 18 | Monmouth Medical Center | 483 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 136 min, 60th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | Compare Monmouth Medical Center |
| 19 | Saint Peter's University Hospital | 478 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | Compare Saint Peter's University Hospital |
| 20 | Clara Maass Medical Center | 472 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | Compare Clara Maass Medical Center |
| 21 | Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital | 468 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital |
| 22 | Raritan Bay Medical Center | 460 | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 178 min, 31st percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | Compare Raritan Bay Medical Center |
| 23 | JFK University Medical Center | 459 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 197 min, 20th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | Compare JFK University Medical Center |
| 24 | Riverview Medical Center | 440 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 202 min, 18th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | Compare Riverview Medical Center |
| T25 | Ocean Medical Center | 436 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 9.4%, 81st percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | Compare Ocean Medical Center |
| T25 | Trenton Psychiatric Hospital | 436 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Trenton Psychiatric Hospital |
| 27 | Valley Hospital | 431 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 227 min, 10th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare Valley Hospital |
| 28 | Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus | 418 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 166 min, 38th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus |
| 29 | West Jersey Hospital | 402 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 145 min, 52nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare West Jersey Hospital |
| 30 | Heights University Hospital | 401 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.24, 8th percentile | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 1.20, 2nd percentile | Compare Heights University Hospital |
| 31 | Trinitas Regional Medical Center | 384 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 209 min, 15th percentile | 1.11, 7th percentile | Compare Trinitas Regional Medical Center |
| 32 | Virtua Mount Holly Hospital | 383 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 198 min, 20th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | Compare Virtua Mount Holly Hospital |
| 33 | University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro | 375 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 221 min, 11th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro |
| 34 | Inspira Medical Center Vineland | 374 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 201 min, 19th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | Compare Inspira Medical Center Vineland |
| 35 | Holy Name Medical Center | 372 | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.71, 98th percentile | 204 min, 17th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | Compare Holy Name Medical Center |
| 36 | Saint Michael's Medical Center | 358 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 169 min, 36th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | Compare Saint Michael's Medical Center |
| 37 | Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell | 344 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 1.12, 17th percentile | 209 min, 15th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | Compare Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell |
| 38 | Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital | 340 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | Compare Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital |
| 39 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset | 335 | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.3%, 32nd percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset |
| 40 | Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center | 333 | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.43, 3rd percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 1.17, 3rd percentile | Compare Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center |
| 41 | Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical | 328 | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 229 min, 9th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | Compare Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical |
| 42 | Shore Medical Center | 302 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 148 min, 50th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | Compare Shore Medical Center |
| 43 | St Mary's General Hospital | 286 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | Compare St Mary's General Hospital |
| 44 | Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus | 285 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 141 min, 55th percentile | 1.15, 4th percentile | Compare Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus |
| T45 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway | 281 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway |
| T45 | Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic | 281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic |
| 47 | CentraState Medical Center | 273 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 219 min, 12th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | Compare CentraState Medical Center |
| 48 | Chilton Medical Center | 260 | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 207 min, 16th percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | Compare Chilton Medical Center |
| 49 | Jersey City Medical Center | 255 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 187 min, 26th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | Compare Jersey City Medical Center |
| 50 | Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center | 254 | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 14.0%, 4th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.30, 6th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.18, 2nd percentile | Compare Carepoint Health - Bayonne 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.
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).
- 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.
- 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).