Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, NJ
Also known as McKinley Hospital
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About Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Capital Health Regional Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Trenton, Mercer 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 2 out of 5. It has 237 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, about 2.8 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 1.59
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.31
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.45
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.63
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.59
66% 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 recommend50%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1052%
- Completed surveys610
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.23575, -74.75283
Nearby hospitals
- Trenton Psychiatric HospitalSullivan Way, West Trenton, NJPsychiatric hospital2.8 mi
- Trenton Psychiatric HospStation A, Trenton, NJPsychiatric hospital3.8 mi
- Lawrence Rehabilitation Hospital2381 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJRehabilitation hospital3.8 mi
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at HamiltonOne Hamilton Health Place, Hamilton, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.3 mi
- Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellOne Capital Way, Pennington, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.8 mi
- Jefferson Bucks Hospital380 North Oxford Valley Road, Langhorne, PA · Emergency roomHospital7.0 mi
- St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne-Newtown Rd, Langhorne, PA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital9.4 mi
- St Mary Rehabilitation Hospital1208 Langhorne-Newtown Road, Langhorne, PARehabilitation hospital9.6 mi
- University Medical Center of Princeton at PlainsboroOne-Five Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.8 mi
- Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center1 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ · Emergency roomHospital9.9 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Capital Health Regional Medical Center located?
Capital Health Regional Medical Center is at 750 Brunswick Ave, Trenton, NJ 08638 in Mercer County.
Does Capital Health Regional Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Capital Health Regional Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 180 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Capital Health Regional Medical Center?
Capital Health Regional 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 Capital Health Regional 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 Capital Health Regional Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (609) 394-6000.
Would patients recommend Capital Health Regional Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (610 completed surveys), 50% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 52% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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