Jacobi Medical Center in Bronx, NY
Also known as NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
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About Jacobi Medical Center
Jacobi Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Bronx, Bronx County, New York. It reports its ownership to Medicare as public (local government). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 457 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Jack D. Weiler Hospital—Einstein Campus, about 0.6 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 0.66
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.79
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.31
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.02
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.46
47% 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 recommend61%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1060%
- Completed surveys660
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.85745, -73.84765
Nearby hospitals
- Jack D. Weiler Hospital—Einstein Campus1825 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY · Emergency roomHospital0.6 mi
- Calvary Hospital - Bronx Campus1740 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NYHospital0.7 mi
- Bronx Psychiatric Center1500 Waters Place, Bronx, NYPsychiatric hospital0.9 mi
- St Barnabas Hospital4422 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY · Level II traumaAcute care hospital2.3 mi
- Montefiore Medical Center111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.3 mi
- Montefiore Medical Center - Wakefield Campus600;4141 Carpenter Avenue, Bronx, NY · Emergency roomHospital2.6 mi
- Bronx VA Medical Center130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY · Emergency roomVA medical center3.0 mi
- Bronxcare Hospital Center1276 Fulton Avenue, Bronx, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.4 mi
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital5141 Broadway, New York, NY · Emergency roomHospital3.6 mi
- Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital12 North 7th Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.8 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Jacobi Medical Center located?
Jacobi Medical Center is at 1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461 in Bronx County.
Does Jacobi Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Jacobi Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 220 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Jacobi Medical Center?
Jacobi 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 Jacobi Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I 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 York 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 Jacobi Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (718) 918-5000.
Would patients recommend Jacobi Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (660 completed surveys), 61% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 60% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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