Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, NJ
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About Palisades Medical Center
Palisades Medical Center is an acute care hospital in North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 197 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 Mount Sinai West, about 1.8 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 0.60
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 1.01
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.81
68% 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 1060%
- Completed surveys394
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.79466, -73.99706
Nearby hospitals
- Mount Sinai West1000 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.8 mi
- Mount Sinai HospitalOne Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.3 mi
- Lenox Hill Hospital100 East 77th Street, New York, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.3 mi
- Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital210 East 64th Street, New York, NYHospital2.7 mi
- Gracie Square Hosp420 East 76 St, New York, NYPsychiatric hospital2.8 mi
- Metropolitan Hospital Center1901 First Avenue, New York, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.9 mi
- Henry J Carter Specialty Hospital1752 Park Avenue, New York, NYLong-term care hospital3.0 mi
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital525 East 68th Street, New York, NY · Level I traumaAcute care hospital3.0 mi
- Hospital for Special Surgery535 East 70th Street, New York, NYAcute care hospital3.0 mi
- Rockefeller University Hospital1230 York Avenue, New York, NYHospital3.1 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Palisades Medical Center located?
Palisades Medical Center is at 7600 River Rd, North Bergen, NJ 07047 in Hudson County.
Does Palisades Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Palisades Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 206 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Palisades Medical Center?
Palisades Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Palisades Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Palisades 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 Palisades Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (201) 854-5000.
Would patients recommend Palisades Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (394 completed surveys), 62% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 60% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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