Carewell Health Medical Center in East Orange, NJ
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About Carewell Health Medical Center
Carewell Health Medical Center is an acute care hospital in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 1 out of 5. It has about 196 beds, according to OpenStreetMap. The nearest other listed hospital is The University Hospital, about 1.5 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
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 1.92
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.73
70% 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 recommend42%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1041%
- Completed surveys149
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.75451, -74.21354
Nearby hospitals
- The University Hospital150 Bergen St, Newark, NJ · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.5 mi
- VA New Jersey Health Care System385 Tremont Avenue, East Orange, NJ · Emergency roomVA medical center1.6 mi
- Silver Lake Hospital Ltach495 North 13th Street, Newark, NJLong-term care hospital1.9 mi
- Saint Michael's Medical Center111 Central Avenue, Newark, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.2 mi
- Clara Maass Medical CenterOne Clara Maass Drive, Belleville, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.0 mi
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center201 Lyons Ave, Newark, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.1 mi
- Kessler Rehab Center1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJRehabilitation hospital3.9 mi
- Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical1 Bay Avenue, Montclair, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.9 mi
- Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.7 mi
- Care One at Trinitas Regional Medical Center225 Williamson St 7 North, Elizabeth, NJLong-term care hospital6.5 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Carewell Health Medical Center located?
Carewell Health Medical Center is at 300 Central Ave, East Orange, NJ 07018 in Essex County.
Does Carewell Health Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Carewell Health Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 176 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Carewell Health Medical Center?
Carewell Health Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 1 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 Carewell Health Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Carewell Health 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 Carewell Health Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (973) 672-8400.
Would patients recommend Carewell Health Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (149 completed surveys), 42% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 41% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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