These New Jersey Hospitals Have Highest, Lowest Death Rates For 4 Severe Illnesses

Ever wonder which New Jersey hospitals will provide the best care?

One way the state Department of Health answers that question is determining each hospital's death rate for four of the most common but severe illnesses.

The below list shows New Jersey hospitals that have the highest and lowest death rates for heart attacks, pneumonia, heart failure and stroke.

The mortality rates show the number of deaths that have occurred within each hospital per 100 patients admitted for that particular condition. For example, on average, 6.5 out of 100 patients in New Jersey died from a heart attack while in the hospital.

Data is from 2012, the most recent year available.

Click on the hospital’s name to view its performance summary, and click on the measure name for the definition.

Here are the lists of hospitals and their death rates, ranked highest to lowest, for each illness:

Heart attack death rate

1. Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center Hudson 16.9
2. South Jersey Healthcare Regional MC Cumberland, 16.5
3. St. Clare's Hospital-Dover Morris 14.7
4. Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center Hudson 16.9
5. South Jersey Healthcare Regional MC Cumberland 16.5
6. St. Clare's Hospital-Dover Morris 14.7
7. Kennedy Memorial Hospitals UMC-Cherry Hill Camden 12.1
8. Memorial Hospital of Salem County Salem 11.7
9. Chilton Memorial Hospital Morris 11.4
10. St. Clare's Hospital-Sussex Sussex 11.3
11. JFK Community Medical Center-Edison Middlesex 11.1
12. Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge Middlesex 10.7
13. Christ Hospital Hudson 10
14. Newton Memorial Hospital Sussex 10
15. St. Mary's Hospital (Passaic) Passaic 9.8
16. St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital Passaic 9.7
17. CentraState Medical Center Monmouth 9.6
18. RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton Mercer 9.5
19. Virtua-West Jersey Hospital Marlton Burlington 9.5
20. Bayonne Medical Center Hudson 9.2
21. Somerset Medical Center Somerset 8.8
22. South Jersey Hospital-Elmer Salem 8.7
23. Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy Middlesex 8.6
24. St. Lukes Warren Hospital Warren 8.4
25. Trinitas Hospital Union 8.4
26. Virtua-Memorial Hospital Burlington Cty. Burlington 8.1
27. Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Mercer 7.8
28. Kennedy Memorial Hospitals UMC-Stratford Camden 7.8
29. University Medical Center at Princeton Mercer 7.8
30. Hoboken University Medical Center Hudson 7.6
31. Riverview Medical Center Monmouth 7.6
32. Shore Memorial Hospital Atlantic 7.6
33. Deborah Heart and Lung Center Burlington 7.5
34. Kennedy Memorial Hospitals UMC-Wash. Twp. Gloucester 7.5
35. Virtua-West Jersey Hospital Voorhees Camden 7.5
36. RWJ University Hospital at Rahway Union 7.3
37. Clara Maass Medical Center Essex 7.2
38. Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center Camden 7.2
39. St. Clare's Hospital-Denville Morris 7
40. Bayshore Community Hospital Monmouth 6.7
41. RWJ University Hospital Middlesex 6.7
42. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Essex 6.5
43. Southern Ocean Medical Center Ocean 6.5
44. Virtua-West Jersey Hospital Berlin Camden 6.5
45. Ocean Medical Center Bricktown Ocean 6.2
46. Atlanticare Regional Medical Center-Mainland Atlantic 6.1
47. Bergen Regional Medical Center Bergen 6.1
48. Holy Name Hospital Bergen 6.1
49. St. Peter's University Hospital Middlesex 6.1
50. Underwood-Memorial Hospital Gloucester 6
51. St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Passaic 5.7
52. Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Bergen 5.6
53. St. Michael's Medical Center Essex 5.6
54. Valley Hospital Bergen 5.4
55. Atlanticare Regional Medical Center-City Atlantic 5.3
56. Hackensack University Medical Center Bergen 5.3
57. Jersey Shore University Medical Center Monmouth 5.3
58. Morristown Memmorial Hospital Morris 5.1
59. Palisades Medical Center - NY PHS Hudson 5.1
60. Community Medical Center Ocean 5
61. East Orange General Hospital Essex 4.9 Jersey City Medical Center Hudson 4.9
62. Hackettstown Community Hospital Warren 4.8
63. UMDNJ-University Hospital Essex 4.8
64. Kimball Medical Center Ocean 4.7
65. Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Camden 4.5
66. Hunterdon Medical Center Hunterdon 4.3
67. Overlook Medical Center Union 4.3
68. Monmouth Medical Center Monmouth 4.2
69. St. Barnabas Medical Center Essex 4
70. St. Francis Medical Center-Trenton Mercer 3.9
71. Capital Health Regional Medical Center Mercer 3.7
72. Mountainside Hospital Essex 3.4
73. Cape Regional Medical Center Cape May 2.3
74. Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington Cty. Burlington 0

Pneumonia death rate

1. Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Bergen 6
2. Palisades Medical Center - NY PHS Hudson 6
3. Trinitas Hospital Union 5.6
4. RWJ University Hospital Middlesex 5.1
5. Holy Name Hospital Bergen 4.8
6. South Jersey Healthcare Regional MC Cumberland 4.8
7. Bayonne Medical Center Hudson 4.7
8. St. Francis Medical Center-Trenton Mercer 4.7
9. St. Lukes Warren Hospital Warren 4.7
10. Overlook Medical Center Union 4.4
11. St. Clare's Hospital-Dover Morris 4.3
12. Bergen Regional Medical Center Bergen 4.2
13. Hackettstown Community Hospital Warren 4.2
14. Shore Memorial Hospital Atlantic 4.2
15. Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center Hudson 4.1
16. Atlanticare Regional Medical Center-Mainland Atlantic 3.9
17. Christ Hospital Hudson 3.9
18. Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington Cty. Burlington 3.9
19. Virtua-West Jersey Hospital Marlton Burlington 3.9
20. JFK Community Medical Center-Edison Middlesex 3.8
21. South Jersey Hospital-Elmer Salem 3.8
22. Hoboken University Medical Center Hudson 3.7
23. Kennedy Memorial Hospitals UMC-Cherry Hill Camden 3.7
24. RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton Mercer 3.7
25. St. Mary's Hospital (Passaic) Passaic 3.6
26. UMDNJ-University Hospital Essex 3.6
27. Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge Middlesex 3.5
28. Somerset Medical Center Somerset 3.5
29. Memorial Hospital of Salem County Salem 3.4
30. Capital Health Regional Medical Center Mercer 3.3
31. Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center Camden 3.3
32. East Orange General Hospital Essex 3.3
33. Southern Ocean Medical Center Ocean 3.3
34. Valley Hospital Bergen 3.3
35. Virtua-West Jersey Hospital Voorhees Camden 3.3
36. St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Passaic 3.2
37. Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Mercer 3.1
38. Cape Regional Medical Center Cape May 3
39. Riverview Medical Center Monmouth 3
40. RWJ University Hospital at Rahway Union 3
41. St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital Passaic 3
42. St. Clare's Hospital-Denville Morris 2.9
43. St. Michael's Medical Center Essex 2.9
44. Underwood-Memorial Hospital Gloucester 2.9
45. CentraState Medical Center Monmouth 2.8
46. Clara Maass Medical Center Essex 2.8
47. Jersey City Medical Center Hudson 2.8
48. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Essex 2.8
49. Virtua-West Jersey Hospital Berlin Camden 2.8
50. Chilton Memorial Hospital Morris 2.7
51. Community Medical Center Ocean 2.6
52. Kennedy Memorial Hospitals UMC-Wash. Twp. Gloucester 2.6
53. St. Barnabas Medical Center Essex 2.6
54. University Medical Center at Princeton Mercer 2.6
55. Jersey Shore University Medical Center Monmouth 2.5
56. Virtua-Memorial Hospital Burlington Cty. Burlington 2.5
57. Morristown Memmorial Hospital Morris 2.4
58. Kimball Medical Center Ocean 2.3
59. Mountainside Hospital Essex 2.3
60. Hackensack University Medical Center Bergen 2.1
61. Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy Middlesex 2
62. Hunterdon Medical Center Hunterdon 1.8
63. Ocean Medical Center Bricktown Ocean 1.8
64. Newton Memorial Hospital Sussex 1.7
65. Kennedy Memorial Hospitals UMC-Stratford Camden 1.6
66. Deborah Heart and Lung Center Burlington 1.5
67. Atlanticare Regional Medical Center-City Atlantic 1.4
68. Monmouth Medical Center Monmouth 1.2
69. Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Camden 1.2
70. Bayshore Community Hospital Monmouth 0.8
71. St. Peter's University Hospital Middlesex 0.7
72. St. Clare's Hospital-Sussex Sussex 0

Heart failure death rate

1. Bayonne Medical Center Hudson 6.6
2. Chilton Memorial Hospital Morris 6.5
3. Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge Middlesex 6.5
4. University Medical Center at Princeton Mercer 5.6
5. St. Clare's Hospital-Denville Morris 5.5
6. Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Bergen 5.2
7. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Essex 5.2
8. Virtua-West Jersey Hospital Marlton Burlington 4.8
9. Underwood-Memorial Hospital Gloucester 4.7
10. Mountainside Hospital Essex 4.5
11. St. Mary's Hospital (Passaic) Passaic 4.5
12. St. Francis Medical Center-Trenton Mercer 4.3
13. Bergen Regional Medical Center Bergen 4.2
14. Jersey Shore University Medical Center Monmouth 3.9
15. Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy Middlesex 3.9
16. RWJ University Hospital Middlesex 3.9
17. St. Clare's Hospital-Sussex Sussex 3.9
18. Hunterdon Medical Center Hunterdon 3.8
19. St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Passaic 3.7
20. Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center Camden 3.6
21. Morristown Memmorial Hospital Morris 3.6
22. RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton Mercer 3.6
23. South Jersey Healthcare Regional MC Cumberland 3.6
24. Virtua-West Jersey Hospital Voorhees Camden 3.6
25. Christ Hospital Hudson 3.5
26. JFK Community Medical Center-Edison Middlesex 3.5
27. South Jersey Hospital-Elmer Salem 3.5
28. St. Barnabas Medical Center Essex 3.5
29. Trinitas Hospital Union 3.5
30. Valley Hospital Bergen 3.5
31. CentraState Medical Center Monmouth 3.4
32. Newton Memorial Hospital Sussex 3.3
33. Overlook Medical Center Union 3.3
34. Southern Ocean Medical Center Ocean 3.3
35. Atlanticare Regional Medical Center-Mainland Atlantic 3.2
36. Clara Maass Medical Center Essex 3.1
37. Kimball Medical Center Ocean 3.1
38. RWJ University Hospital at Rahway Union 3.1
39. Somerset Medical Center Somerset 3.1
40. Community Medical Center Ocean 3
41. Hackettstown Community Hospital Warren 3
42. Hackensack University Medical Center Bergen 2.9
43. Riverview Medical Center Monmouth 2.9
44. Shore Memorial Hospital Atlantic 2.9
45. Ocean Medical Center Bricktown Ocean 2.8
46. St. Michael's Medical Center Essex 2.8
47. Bayshore Community Hospital Monmouth 2.7
48. St. Peter's University Hospital Middlesex 2.7
49. St. Lukes Warren Hospital Warren 2.6
50. Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington Cty. Burlington 2.5
51. Palisades Medical Center - NY PHS Hudson 2.4
52. Holy Name Hospital Bergen 2.3
53. Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Camden 2.3
54. St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital Passaic 2.3
55. Kennedy Memorial Hospitals UMC-Wash. Twp. Gloucester 2.2
56. East Orange General Hospital Essex 2.1
57. Kennedy Memorial Hospitals UMC-Cherry Hill Camden 2.1
58. Capital Health Regional Medical Center Mercer 2
59. Virtua-Memorial Hospital Burlington Cty. Burlington 2
60. Virtua-West Jersey Hospital Berlin Camden 2
61. Atlanticare Regional Medical Center-City Atlantic 1.8
62. Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Mercer 1.8
63. Hoboken University Medical Center Hudson 1.8
64. Cape Regional Medical Center Cape May 1.5
65. St. Clare's Hospital-Dover Morris 1.5
66. Kennedy Memorial Hospitals UMC-Stratford Camden 1.4
67. Monmouth Medical Center Monmouth 1.4
68. UMDNJ-University Hospital Essex 1.3
69. Jersey City Medical Center Hudson 1.2
70. Deborah Heart and Lung Center Burlington 1
71. Memorial Hospital of Salem County Salem 0.8
72. Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center Hudson 0

Stroke death rate

1. Virtua-West Jersey Hospital Berlin Camden 20.2
2. South Jersey Hospital-Elmer Salem 14.5
3. Virtua-West Jersey Hospital Marlton Burlington 13.9
4. Bayonne Medical Center Hudson 13.7
5. Kimball Medical Center Ocean 13.2
6. Chilton Memorial Hospital Morris 13
7. Hoboken University Medical Center Hudson 11.6
8. Mountainside Hospital Essex 11.5
9. RWJ University Hospital Middlesex 11.3
10. Newton Memorial Hospital Sussex 11.1
11. Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Bergen 10.8
12. Morristown Memmorial Hospital Morris 10.3
13. Virtua-West Jersey Hospital Voorhees Camden 10.3
14. CentraState Medical Center Monmouth 10.2
15. St. Lukes Warren Hospital Warren 10.2
16. St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Passaic 10.1
17. Valley Hospital Bergen 9.7
18. Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center Camden 9.6
19. Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Camden 9.5
20. St. Michael's Medical Center Essex 9.5
21. Capital Health Regional Medical Center Mercer 9.3
22. Cape Regional Medical Center Cape May 9.2
23. Trinitas Hospital Union 8.9
24. Atlanticare Regional Medical Center-City Atlantic 8.8
25. University Medical Center at Princeton Mercer 8.8
26. Memorial Hospital of Salem County Salem 8.7
27. RWJ University Hospital at Rahway Union 8.3
28. Jersey City Medical Center Hudson 8.2
29. Kennedy Memorial Hospitals UMC-Wash. Twp. Gloucester 8.2
30. UMDNJ-University Hospital Essex 8.1
31. Holy Name Hospital Bergen 7.7
32. Hunterdon Medical Center Hunterdon 7.2
33. Bergen Regional Medical Center Bergen 6.9
34. St. Mary's Hospital (Passaic) Passaic 6.9
35. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Essex 6.7
36. Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington Cty. Burlington 6.6
37. Christ Hospital Hudson 6.4
38. Hackettstown Community Hospital Warren 6.4
39. St. Clare's Hospital-Denville Morris 6.4
40. Jersey Shore University Medical Center Monmouth 6.3
41. Monmouth Medical Center Monmouth 6.3
42. Overlook Medical Center Union 6.2
43. Southern Ocean Medical Center Ocean 6.1
44. Kennedy Memorial Hospitals UMC-Cherry Hill Camden 5.9
45. Bayshore Community Hospital Monmouth 5.8
46. Somerset Medical Center Somerset 5.6
47. South Jersey Healthcare Regional MC Cumberland 5.6
48. Underwood-Memorial Hospital Gloucester 5.6
49. Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Mercer 5.5
50. Hackensack University Medical Center Bergen 5.4
51. RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton Mercer 5.4
52. Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy Middlesex 5.3
53. St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital Passaic 5.1
54. Clara Maass Medical Center Essex
55. Community Medical Center Ocean 5
56. Palisades Medical Center - NY PHS Hudson 5
57. Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge Middlesex 4.8
58. St. Barnabas Medical Center Essex 4.8
59. JFK Community Medical Center-Edison Middlesex 4.7
60. Atlanticare Regional Medical Center-Mainland Atlantic 4.4
61. Riverview Medical Center Monmouth 3.9
62. St. Peter's University Hospital Middlesex 3.9
63. East Orange General Hospital Essex 3.8
64. St. Francis Medical Center-Trenton Mercer 3.8
65. Ocean Medical Center Bricktown Ocean 3.7
66. Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center Hudson 3.6
67. Shore Memorial Hospital Atlantic 3.5
68. Virtua-Memorial Hospital Burlington Cty. Burlington 3.3
69. St. Clare's Hospital-Dover Morris 2.8
70. Kennedy Memorial Hospitals UMC-Stratford Camden 2.4
71. Deborah Heart and Lung Center Burlington 0