Ocean Medical Center in Brick, NJ
Also known as Ocean University Medical Center
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About Ocean Medical Center
Ocean Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Brick, Ocean County, New Jersey. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 317 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus, about 4.7 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.91
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.52
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.58
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.34
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.14
76% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend69%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1067%
- Completed surveys2,391
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.07789, -74.12905
Nearby hospitals
- Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus600 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.7 mi
- Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey600 River Avenue, 4 West, Lakewood, NJLong-term care hospital4.7 mi
- Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health Center1691 Highway 9 - Cn2025, Toms River, NJPsychiatric hospital6.5 mi
- Community Medical Center99 Rt 37 West, Toms River, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.1 mi
- Encompass Health Rehab Hospital of Toms River14 Hospital Dr, Toms River, NJRehabilitation hospital9.2 mi
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center1945 Rte 33, Neptune, NJ · Level II traumaAcute care hospital10 mi
- Centrastate Medical Center901 West Main Street, Freehold, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital15 mi
- Encompass Health Rehab Hospital of Tinton Falls2 Center Plz, Tinton Falls, NJRehabilitation hospital15 mi
- Monmouth Medical Center300 Second Avenue, Long Branch, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital17 mi
- Riverview Medical CenterOne Riverview Plaza, Red Bank, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Ocean Medical Center located?
Ocean Medical Center is at 425 Jack Martin Blvd, Brick, NJ 08724 in Ocean County.
Does Ocean Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Ocean Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 142 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Ocean Medical Center?
Ocean Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Ocean Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Ocean Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the New Jersey trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Ocean Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (732) 840-2200.
Would patients recommend Ocean Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (2,391 completed surveys), 69% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.