Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell in Pennington, NJ
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About Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell is an acute care hospital in Pennington, Mercer 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 221 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 Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, about 3.3 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 1.63
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.35
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.23
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.34
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 recommend66%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1062%
- Completed surveys1,608
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.29230, -74.80538
Nearby hospitals
- Trenton Psychiatric HospitalSullivan Way, West Trenton, NJPsychiatric hospital3.3 mi
- Lawrence Rehabilitation Hospital2381 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJRehabilitation hospital3.8 mi
- Capital Health Regional Medical Center750 Brunswick Ave, Trenton, NJ · Level II traumaAcute care hospital4.8 mi
- Trenton Psychiatric HospStation A, Trenton, NJPsychiatric hospital5.0 mi
- Jefferson Bucks Hospital380 North Oxford Valley Road, Langhorne, PA · Emergency roomHospital8.2 mi
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at HamiltonOne Hamilton Health Place, Hamilton, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.6 mi
- St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne-Newtown Rd, Langhorne, PA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital8.9 mi
- St Mary Rehabilitation Hospital1208 Langhorne-Newtown Road, Langhorne, PARehabilitation hospital9.1 mi
- University Medical Center of Princeton at PlainsboroOne-Five Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital10.0 mi
- Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center1 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ · Emergency roomHospital10 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell located?
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell is at One Capital Way, Pennington, NJ 08534 in Mercer County.
Does Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell have an emergency room?
Yes. Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 209 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell?
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell 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 Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell. 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 Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (609) 303-4000.
Would patients recommend Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,608 completed surveys), 66% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 62% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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