Centrastate Medical Center in Freehold, NJ
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About Centrastate Medical Center
Centrastate Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 284 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus, about 12 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 0.45
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.81
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.04
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.37
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.00
73% 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 recommend62%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1066%
- Completed surveys1,571
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.23769, -74.30893
Nearby hospitals
- Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus600 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital12 mi
- Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey600 River Avenue, 4 West, Lakewood, NJLong-term care hospital12 mi
- Encompass Health Rehab Hospital of Tinton Falls2 Center Plz, Tinton Falls, NJRehabilitation hospital13 mi
- Bayshore Medical Center727 N Beers St, Holmdel, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital13 mi
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center1945 Rte 33, Neptune, NJ · Level II traumaAcute care hospital14 mi
- Ocean Medical Center425 Jack Martin Blvd, Brick, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital15 mi
- Riverview Medical CenterOne Riverview Plaza, Red Bank, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital15 mi
- Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health Center1691 Highway 9 - Cn2025, Toms River, NJPsychiatric hospital16 mi
- Monmouth Medical Center300 Second Avenue, Long Branch, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital18 mi
- Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center1 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ · Emergency roomHospital18 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Centrastate Medical Center located?
Centrastate Medical Center is at 901 West Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728 in Monmouth County.
Does Centrastate Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Centrastate Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 219 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Centrastate Medical Center?
Centrastate 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 Centrastate Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Centrastate 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 Centrastate Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (732) 294-7012.
Would patients recommend Centrastate Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,571 completed surveys), 62% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 66% 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.