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Hospitals in New Jersey with the lowest serious complications

62 New Jersey hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Englewood Hospital And Medical Center, Morristown Medical Center, Holy Name Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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62 hospitals ranked in New Jersey by serious complications; 16 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
1	Englewood Hospital And Medical CenterEnglewood, NJ · Acute care	0.68, 99th percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.60, 32nd percentile	1.17, 25th percentile	—	0.28, 75th percentile	0.49, 25th percentile	Compare Englewood Hospital And Medical Center
2	Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ · Acute care	0.69, 99th percentile	0.68, 33rd percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	0.92, 35th percentile	1.27, 33rd percentile	0.41, 67th percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare Morristown Medical Center
3	Holy Name Medical CenterTeaneck, NJ · Acute care	0.71, 98th percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	1.34, 32nd percentile	1.48, 8th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Holy Name Medical Center
4	Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ · Acute care	0.72, 98th percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.38, 52nd percentile	0.51, 64th percentile	1.09, 38th percentile	0.80, 33rd percentile	0.35, 39th percentile	Compare Hackensack University Medical Center
T5	Overlook Medical CenterSummit, NJ · Acute care	0.73, 97th percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.18, 70th percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	0.96, 42nd percentile	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.46, 28th percentile	Compare Overlook Medical Center
T5	St Joseph's University Medical Center IncPaterson, NJ · Acute care	0.73, 97th percentile	0.15, 76th percentile	0.37, 52nd percentile	0.70, 51st percentile	—	0.46, 63rd percentile	0.23, 57th percentile	Compare St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc
T5	Community Medical CenterToms River, NJ · Acute care	0.73, 97th percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.17, 80th percentile	0.77, 54th percentile	0.81, 33rd percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Community Medical Center
8	Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At HamiltonHamilton, NJ · Acute care	0.78, 95th percentile	0.28, 67th percentile	1.28, 7th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.30, 11th percentile	0.57, 20th percentile	Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Hamilton
T9	Raritan Bay Medical CenterPerth Amboy, NJ · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.83, 18th percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	—	0.42, 66th percentile	0.11, 74th percentile	Compare Raritan Bay Medical Center
T9	St Mary's General HospitalPassaic, NJ · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare St Mary's General Hospital
T9	Palisades Medical CenterNorth Bergen, NJ · Acute care	0.84, 87th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	1.01, 11th percentile	—	—	0.60, 50th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Palisades Medical Center
12	University Medical Center Of Princeton At PlainsboroPlainsboro, NJ · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.52, 38th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.85, 4th percentile	0.52, 23rd percentile	Compare University Medical Center Of Princeton At Plainsboro
13	Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes HospitalCamden, NJ · Acute care	0.86, 83rd percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.95, 13th percentile	0.79, 44th percentile	—	1.31, 11th percentile	0.07, 77th percentile	Compare Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital
14	Jersey City Medical CenterJersey City, NJ · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	0.34, 62nd percentile	0.13, 73rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.86, 29th percentile	0.17, 65th percentile	Compare Jersey City Medical Center
T15	Bayshore Medical CenterHolmdel, NJ · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	1.83, 8th percentile	—	0.76, 36th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Bayshore Medical Center
T15	Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford, NJ · Acute care	0.88, 78th percentile	0.75, 28th percentile	0.99, 12th percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	—	0.68, 42nd percentile	0.88, 7th percentile	Compare Jefferson Stratford Hospital
17	Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusDenville, NJ · Acute care	0.89, 75th percentile	1.90, 3rd percentile	0.41, 49th percentile	0.64, 55th percentile	—	0.52, 57th percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus
18	Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.19, 74th percentile	0.27, 62nd percentile	0.79, 45th percentile	1.63, 24th percentile	1.49, 8th percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
T19	Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetSomerville, NJ · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	0.38, 60th percentile	0.49, 41st percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	1.05, 19th percentile	0.22, 59th percentile	Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset
T19	Trinitas Regional Medical CenterElizabeth, NJ · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.29, 75th percentile	0.10, 75th percentile	Compare Trinitas Regional Medical Center
T19	Virtua Willingboro HospitalWillingboro, NJ · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	—	0.98, 12th percentile	—	—	—	0.37, 38th percentile	Compare Virtua Willingboro Hospital
T22	St Luke's Warren HospitalPhillipsburg, NJ · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare St Luke's Warren Hospital
T22	Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin, NJ · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.40, 51st percentile	0.35, 73rd percentile	—	1.16, 15th percentile	0.18, 65th percentile	Compare Southern Ocean Medical Center
T22	Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch, NJ · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.83, 24th percentile	0.75, 22nd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	1.31, 32nd percentile	0.23, 78th percentile	0.29, 49th percentile	Compare Monmouth Medical Center
T25	Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalMontclair, NJ · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.04, 10th percentile	0.49, 65th percentile	—	1.14, 16th percentile	0.19, 64th percentile	Compare Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical
T25	Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington, NJ · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	0.38, 59th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Hunterdon Medical Center
27	The University HospitalNewark, NJ · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	1.03, 14th percentile	0.64, 28th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.73, 38th percentile	0.66, 14th percentile	Compare The University Hospital
T28	Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalWestwood, NJ · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical
T28	Newton Medical CenterNewton, NJ · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	0.56, 59th percentile	—	0.85, 30th percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Newton Medical Center
T28	Clara Maass Medical CenterBelleville, NJ · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.99, 22nd percentile	0.16, 67th percentile	Compare Clara Maass Medical Center
T28	Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterNewark, NJ · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.28, 68th percentile	0.36, 54th percentile	0.88, 38th percentile	2.21, 11th percentile	0.79, 34th percentile	0.09, 76th percentile	Compare Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
T32	Chilton Medical CenterPompton Plains, NJ · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	0.37, 60th percentile	0.29, 61st percentile	1.09, 28th percentile	—	0.93, 25th percentile	0.19, 63rd percentile	Compare Chilton Medical Center
T32	AHS Hospital CorpHackettstown, NJ · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	—	1.80, 2nd percentile	—	—	0.94, 24th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare AHS Hospital Corp
T32	AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City, NJ · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	0.11, 78th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	0.63, 55th percentile	2.07, 13th percentile	0.63, 47th percentile	0.27, 52nd percentile	Compare AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City Campus
T32	Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly, NJ · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	0.18, 75th percentile	0.24, 64th percentile	1.23, 23rd percentile	0.60, 66th percentile	1.39, 9th percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Virtua Mount Holly Hospital
T36	Monmouth Medical Center-Southern CampusLakewood, NJ · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	0.43, 55th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.52, 57th percentile	0.29, 49th percentile	Compare Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus
T36	Saint Peter's University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	0.16, 76th percentile	0.72, 24th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.60, 49th percentile	0.11, 73rd percentile	Compare Saint Peter's University Hospital
T38	Ocean Medical CenterBrick, NJ · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.52, 39th percentile	0.14, 81st percentile	—	0.91, 26th percentile	0.58, 19th percentile	Compare Ocean Medical Center
T38	Saint Michael's Medical CenterNewark, NJ · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Saint Michael's Medical Center
T38	Shore Medical CenterSomers Point, NJ · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	1.04, 30th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.57, 20th percentile	Compare Shore Medical Center
41	Inspira Medical Center Mullica HillElmer, NJ · Acute care	1.03, 29th percentile	0.21, 73rd percentile	0.17, 71st percentile	0.99, 32nd percentile	—	0.47, 62nd percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
T42	Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · Acute care	1.04, 28th percentile	0.42, 56th percentile	0.29, 60th percentile	1.06, 29th percentile	—	0.87, 29th percentile	0.40, 34th percentile	Compare Inspira Medical Center Vineland
T42	West Jersey HospitalVoorhees, NJ · Acute care	1.04, 28th percentile	0.27, 69th percentile	0.37, 53rd percentile	0.72, 50th percentile	0.72, 57th percentile	0.11, 81st percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare West Jersey Hospital
44	Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune, NJ · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	0.34, 63rd percentile	0.19, 69th percentile	0.21, 79th percentile	0.80, 52nd percentile	1.16, 15th percentile	0.27, 51st percentile	Compare Jersey Shore University Medical Center
45	Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At RahwayRahway, NJ · Acute care	1.06, 25th percentile	1.70, 4th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At Rahway
46	Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank, NJ · Acute care	1.08, 22nd percentile	0.59, 40th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.62, 56th percentile	—	0.39, 68th percentile	0.17, 66th percentile	Compare Riverview Medical Center
47	Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterParamus, NJ · Acute care	1.10, 19th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
48	VA New Jersey Health Care SystemEast Orange, NJ · Veterans Affairs	1.11, 18th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare VA New Jersey Health Care System
49	Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellPennington, NJ · Acute care	1.12, 17th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.35, 55th percentile	0.34, 74th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	1.63, 6th percentile	0.23, 58th percentile	Compare Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
50	Carewell Health Medical CenterEast Orange, NJ · Acute care	1.13, 16th percentile	1.73, 4th percentile	1.92, 2nd percentile	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Carewell Health 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.

Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy): Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).