Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New Jersey with the lowest time in emergency department
60 New Jersey hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 51 | St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc | 217 min, 12th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 56.0%, 28th percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc |
| 52 | CentraState Medical Center | 219 min, 12th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 73.0%, 69th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare CentraState Medical Center |
| 53 | University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro | 221 min, 11th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 71.0%, 64th percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro |
| T54 | Cape Regional Medical Center Inc | 222 min, 11th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 56.0%, 28th percentile | 71.0%, 37th percentile | Compare Cape Regional Medical Center Inc |
| T54 | Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center | 222 min, 11th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 76.0%, 77th percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center |
| 56 | Valley Hospital | 227 min, 10th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Valley Hospital |
| 57 | Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical | 229 min, 9th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 81.0%, 87th percentile | 84.0%, 59th percentile | Compare Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical |
| 58 | Hunterdon Medical Center | 230 min, 9th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 62.0%, 42nd percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare Hunterdon Medical Center |
| 59 | Morristown Medical Center | 250 min, 5th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 73.0%, 69th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Morristown Medical Center |
| 60 | The University Hospital | 307 min, 1st percentile | 8.0%, 1st percentile | 38.0%, 7th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare The University 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.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.