Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, NJ
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About Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey City Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 348 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 Heights University Hospital, about 1.2 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 0.86
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.13
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.17
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.34
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.00
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 recommend70%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1066%
- Completed surveys819
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.71658, -74.04961
Nearby hospitals
- Heights University Hospital176 Palisade Ave, Jersey City, NJAcute care hospital1.2 mi
- Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center308 Willow Ave, Hoboken, NJAcute care hospital1.9 mi
- NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital170 William Street, New York, NY · Emergency roomHospital2.4 mi
- Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai230 Second Ave, New York, NYAcute care hospital3.5 mi
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel281 1st Ave, New York, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.7 mi
- VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Ny Div.423 East 23rd Street, New York, NY · Emergency roomVA medical center4.0 mi
- Hassenfeild Children's Hospital at NYU LagoneNew York City, NYChildren's hospital4.1 mi
- Bellevue Hospital Center462 First Avenue, New York, NY · Level I traumaAcute care hospital4.2 mi
- NYU Langone Hospitals550 First Avenue, New York, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.3 mi
- Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.5 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Jersey City Medical Center located?
Jersey City Medical Center is at 355 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 in Hudson County.
Does Jersey City Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Jersey City Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 187 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Jersey City Medical Center?
Jersey City Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 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 Jersey City Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the New Jersey EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Jersey City Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (201) 915-2000.
Would patients recommend Jersey City Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (819 completed surveys), 70% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 66% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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