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     Hospitals are evaluated for quality and performance by several government, nonprofit and for-profit sources which publish periodic ratings and reviews. The criteria selected for the ratings, however, vary widely and there is no single consensus provider of information to evaluate hospital performance. Some of the measures used by the agencies and publishers reviewing hospitals include the nature and scope of their facilities, equipment and services; performance in safety procedures; consistency in treatment; morbidity, failure and re-admission rates in treating specific conditions; and surveys of patients assessing their experience with the facility, its doctors, nurses and other health personnel.

       The Joint Commission, an independent nonprofit organization founded in 1951 as The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, accredits and certifies nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the US. Accreditation and certification by the Joint Commission is obtained through meeting certain performance standards, with inspections of major facilities conducted at least once every three years.
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       Other sources of hospital information include the American Hospital Association, which sells the AHA Guide, a comprehensive directory of 6,500 US hospitals with healthcare and financial information and data compiled from its annual survey of hospitals. A for-profit data firm publishes another print and online directory, American Hospital Directory® with profiles of over 7,000 US hospitals, with some information available for free online such as Medicare claims data, discharge statistics, hospital cost and other financial reports. The New Jersey Hospital Association, the largest trade association of the state's hospitals, publishes various reports including an Economic Impact Report profiling spending, jobs and other factors.

        Below are summaries of selected sources of rating and evaluation information for acute care hospitals in New Jersey.
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​​Nonprofit established in 2000 by major corporations, health insurers and others to aid their sponsors and public in selecting hospitals and other health facilities. Data voluntarily provided by nearly half of all US hospitals through annual survey, includes factors such hospital's C-section rate, safety protocols and re-admission rates. Also assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety based on data from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. In its most recent survey released in November 2022, nearly 25% of New Jersey hospitals received "A" or "B" ratings--the sixth highest of all states--but 14 Jersey hospitals got a grade of "C" and 3 a "D" based on “up to 30 measures that are focused specifically on safety, so the prevention of accidents, errors, injuries and harm.” See New NJ hospital ratings: which ones get lower safety grades?, 11/21/2022, nj1015.com
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​​Leading online publisher of information grading hospitals and physicians, publishes annual awards for Outstanding Patient Experience and other designations in such categories as Clinical Excellence; Women's Health etc. Selections are based on assessment of superior clinical outcomes across the majority of common inpatient conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, respiratory failure, sepsis and stroke which are sustained for at least three consecutive years adjusted for each patient’s risk factors, such as age, gender and medical condition. The analysis is based on more than 45 million Medicare claims records for the most recent three-year time period available from nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide. Evaluations also include percentage of discharged patients who would recommend hospital.
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Publishes annual rankings of adult and children's hospitals covering 16 clinical specialties, procedures and medical conditions. Scores based on data such as survival, patient safety, nurse staffing and other factors. Specialties include cardiac care, cancer urology, gynecology and others based on common procedures and conditions such as heart bypass surgery, hip and knee replacement and colon cancer surgery. Hospitals also ranked regionally within states and major metro areas. Honor Roll recognizes top 20 US hospitals with outstanding performance across multiple areas of care, led by 1) Mayo Clinic; 2) Cleveland Clinic; 3) Massachusetts General Hospital; 4) Johns Hopkins Hospital; and 5) UCLA Medical Center. No hospital in New Jersey was included on the national 2022-2023 Honor Roll; Morristown Medical Center (part of Atlantic Health System) was the top-ranked hospital in the state.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services hospital rating program ranks hospitals with overall scores ranging up to five stars for the best performance. The evaluations assess quality of care on up to 57 measures reflecting common conditions such as heart attacks or pneumonia, aspects of quality such as rates of infection and complications at over 2,200 Medicare-certified hospitals with at least 100 beds in US. Reports also provide results of patient surveys on factors such as communication of nurses and doctors with patients; responsiveness of hospital staff to patient needs; cleanliness of hospital environments; and preparation of patients for discharge and post-hospital settings. The Hospital Compare rating system has been criticized for using criteria which penalize urban and teaching hospitals, which typically treat high proportions of patients with the most difficult conditions and also have other underlying health factors affecting treatment outcomes, as well as giving excessive weight to small hospitals with 100 beds or less and over-emphasizing patient perceptions as a measure of quality of care.
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Information service of data and publishing firm Quantros, Inc. provides clinical, financial, and patient satisfaction findings to consumers, providers, and purchasers of  medical care, including composite evaluation of all components of medical quality including process of care, outcomes of care, and patient experiences.  
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​A subsidiary of the American Nurses Association, sponsors its Magnet Recognition Program® promoting excellence in nursing programs and patient care. As of 2019, 21 New Jersey hospitals had received Magnet recognition for the quality of their nursing and patient care programs.​
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In addition to inspecting and licensing hospitals and other health care facilities in the state, the New Jersey Department of Health publishes reports and data on aspects of the health care system. Its Office of Health Care Quality Assessment publishes a Hospital Performance Report (sometimes referred to as the Hospital Report Card). Among other information, the Report publishes comparative statistics on cardiac surgery mortality; treatment of pneumonia, acute stroke and other conditions; and patient safety indicators such as the rates of infections. An online version of the printed Report allows users to select individual hospitals for comparison on specific measures. The Department of Health also publishes an online Services Profile summarizing hospital information and statistics for each facility on licensure dates; number of beds, operating rooms, special equipment (e.g. magnetic resonance imaging, linear accelerators, hyperbaric chambers) and state designations as centers for treatment of trauma, strokes, perinatal and other conditions.

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Atlantic County

Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus (Atlantic City) 
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center- Mainland Campus (Pomona)
Shore Medical Center (Somers Point)
  • 609-653-3545
  • Medical/surgical beds: 196
  • ICU beds: 12
  • OB/GYN beds: 23
  • Leapfrog Group ratings
  • Healthgrades ratings
  • US News & World Report ratings
  • Medicare.gov, Hospital Compare (4 of 5 stars)
  • ​NJ Department of Health, Services profile
  • Special services/designations: Former Shore Memorial hospital; certified as a Primary Stroke Center by NJ Department of Health
    & Senior Services, Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval ® for Spine Surgery and Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Programs,      Centers of Excellence for Cancer, Cardiovascular, Neurological, Orthopedic, Emergency and Maternity and Pediatric health; community perinatal center-intermediate; neonatology and pediatrics; MRI; hyperbaric chamber
  • ​Parent corporation/network: Independent
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Hackensack University Medical Center (Hackensack)
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Hackensack University Medical Center at Pascack Valley (Westwood)  

​The Valley Hospital (Ridgewood)
  • 201-447-8000
  • Medical/surgical beds:  331 
  • ICU beds:  48
  • Pediatric beds:  14
  • OB/GYN beds:   38 
  • Leapfrog ratings
  • Healthgrades ratings
  • US News & World Report ratings
  • Medicare.gov, Hospital Compare profile  (3 of 5 stars)
  • NJ Department of Health profile
  • Special services/designations: After series of unsuccessful attempts to receive approval of expansion in Ridgewood, announced January 2017 plan to build new hospital in Paramus, possibly to open by 2023, across street from its existing Luckow Pavillion, comprehensive cancer and same-day-surgery centers, current hospital to become urgent-care and outpatient center, along with laboratory, radiology and endoscopy services and business administration. Ranked #5 in NJ in US News & World Report 2016. Affiliate of Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute, also collaborates with Mount Sinai Health System on clinical programs, research and educational initiatives. Center for Childbirth with some 3,000 births annually with designated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fertility Center; Magnet designation for nursing excellence; comprehensive stroke center; community perinatal center-intensive; weight-loss treatment and surgery; acute hemodialoysis service; MRI
  • Parent corporation/network:  Valley Health System

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center (Englewood)​​

Holy Name Medical Center (Teaneck)

New Bridge Medical Center (Paramus)
  • 201-967-4000
  • Medical/surgical beds:  164 
  • ICU beds:   9
  • Psychiatric beds adults:   306
  • Healthgrades ratings
  • US News & World Report ratings
  • Medicare.gov, Hospital Compare profile (3 of 5 stars)
  • NJ Department of Health, Services profile
  • Owned by Bergen County; former Bergen Regional Medical Center, renamed September 2017 by CarePlus, nonprofit partnership of mental health and addiction providers, which assumed management after nearly 20 years of operation by for-profit based in Colorado; operation by CarePlus in partnership with  Rutgers NJ Medical School and Integrity House rehabilitation center; largest public hospital in NJ, 4th largest in US, with over 1,000 beds including geriatric care; services include acute care, psychiatric ward, substance abuse and behavioral health, affiliated nursing home; acute hemodialoysis service; mobile MRI; also previously named Bergen Pines County Hospital; 2017 restructuring and management change followed county, state, media reports of safety violations and patient, staff assaults and abuses​
  • Parent corporation/network: County of Bergen
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Virtua - West Jersey Hospital Marlton
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital (Mount Holly) ​
Virtua Willingboro Hospital (Willingboro)  


Cooper Hospital University Medical Center (Camden)
  • 856-342-2000
  • Medical/surgical beds: 460
  • ICU beds:   64
  • Pediatric beds:   32
  • OB/GYN beds:  28
  • Psychiatric beds: 16
  • Healthgrades ratings
  • ​US News  & World Report ratings
  • Hospital Compare, Medicare.gov (2 0f 5 stars)
  • NJ Department of Health profile​
  • Announced April 2023 merger with Cooper University Health Care, two combined  systems to have more than $2.2 billion in annual revenue, two hospitals with more than 900 licensed beds, and more than 10,000 employees. Special services/designations: Affiliate of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston; teaching hospital affiliated with Cooper Medical School of Rowan University; Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper South Jersey’s only state-designated children’s hospital, also verified as Level II Pediatric Trauma Center by American College of Surgeons and neonatal intensive care; regional perinatal center; Level I trauma center; Heart Institute; Bone and Joint Institute; Cooper Neurosciences Institute; primary stroke center; neonatal intensive care  
  • Parent corporation/network: Cooper University Health Care                                                                                                                                    
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital (Camden)
  • 856-757-3500
  • Medical/surgical beds: 213

Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital  (Cherry Hill)
Jefferson Stratford Hospital

Virtua Voorhees Hospital (Voorhees) 

​Cape May County

Cape Regional Medical Center (Cape May Court House)


Inspira Medical Centers (Vineland)


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  * Essex    * Gloucester    * Hudson    * Hunterdon  * Mercer
*   Middlesex   * Monmouth  * Morris   * Ocean   * Passaic  * Salem
* Somerset    *  Sussex    *  Union  * Warren 

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