Here are the safest hospitals in N.J. for 2025. See where your hospital ranks.

Hospitals in New Jersey rank third best in the nation for keeping patients safe from falls, infections and avoidable errors that may leave them sicker than before their admission, according to the latest Leapfrog Hospital Safety report card.

New Jersey hospitals typically rank in the top 10 in the survey that uses an array of expert-approved public data and patient surveys to give hospitals a grade from A to F. New Jersey also was third safest in May in the biannual survey that began in 2012.

Five hospitals in New Jersey went up a grade, six went down, and 56 had no change, according to the report. There was one hospital that scored a D: Carewell Health Medical Center in East Orange, which has been under state scrutiny. No hospital flunked, according to the report.

“We are proud of the commitment to transparency and safety shown by our New Jersey hospitals,” said Adelisa Perez-Hudgins, vice president of quality at the Health Care Quality Institute of New Jersey, which collaborates with Leapfrog to promote the report card. “We congratulate our ‘A’ hospitals and continue to support all hospitals working to improve patient outcomes and experiences.”

Among hospital safety surveys, healthcare advocates and researchers have tended to favor Leapfrog. Its dataset is vast, with hospitals judged on 30 measures. The score was devised by a peer-reviewed panel of medical safety experts. But some hospital executives have criticized the score because the data may lag by a couple of years.

“The Leapfrog Group was founded 25 years ago to improve American health care through transparency, and the Safety Grade has been a cornerstone of that effort,” said Leah Binder, President and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. The organization was founded by large employers to combat the rising wave of medical mistakes that raise health care costs and claim patients’ lives.

A 2016 national study found one in four patients were harmed by hospital errors.

Here are the grades for New Jersey hospitals for Fall 2025:

Atlanticare Regional Medical Center – City Campus Atlantic City: CAtlanticare Regional Medical Center-Mainland Campus, Pomona: BBayshore Medical Center, Holmdel: ACapital Health Medical Center, Hopewell, Pennington: BCapital Health Regional Medical Center, Trenton: CBayonne University Hospital, Bayonne: CCarewell Health Medical Center East Orange: DCentraState Medical Center, Freehold: BChilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains: AClara Maass Medical Center, Belleville: BCommunity Medical Center, Toms River: ACooper University Hospital, Camden: CCooper University Hospital Cape Regional: CCooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston: BEnglewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood: AHackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack: AHackettstown Regional Medical Center, Hackettstown: CHoboken University Hospital: CHoly Name Medical Center, Teaneck: A Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington: A Inspira Medical Center, Elmer: AInspira Medical Center, Mullica Hill: AInspira Medical Center, Vineland: BJefferson Cherry Hill Hospital: AJefferson Stratford Hospital: BJefferson Washington Township Hospital, Turnersville: AJersey City Medical Center: BJersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune: AJFK University Medical Center, Edison: CMonmouth Medical Center, Long Branch: AMonmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, Lakewood: AMorristown Medical Center, Morristown: AMountainside Medical Center, Montclair: BNewark Beth Israel Medical Center: BNewton Medical Center: AOcean University Medical Center, Brick: A Old Bridge Medical Center: BOverlook Medical Center, Summit: APascack Valley Medical Center, Westwood: APalisades Medical Center, North Bergen: BPenn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, Plainsboro: BRaritan Bay Medical Center of Perth Amboy: ARiverview Medical Center, Red Bank: ARobert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick: B Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton: ARobert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway: ARobert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, Somerville: ASaint Clare’s Hospital of Denville: BSaint Clare’s Hospital of Dover: BSaint Michael’s Medical Center, Newark: ASaint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick: ASecaucus University Hospital, Secaucus: CShore Medical Center, Somers Point: ASouthern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin: ASt. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson: ASt. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center: ASt. Luke’s Warren Campus, Phillipsburg: ASt. Mary’s General Hospital, Passaic: AThe Valley Hospital, Ridgewood: BTrinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth: AUniversity Hospital, Newark: CVirtua Marlton Hospital: AVirtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly: BVirtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden: BVirtua Voorhees Hospital: AVirtua Willingboro Hospital: B

Two hospitals were not graded due to insufficient data: Bergen New Bridge in Paramus and The Heights University Hospital, formerly CarePoint Health Christ Hospital in Jersey City, which is in serious economic trouble.

There are 17 hospitals that have received consecutive A’s for at least five rounds. They are: Community Medical Center, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Hackensack University Medical Center, Jersey Shore Medical Center, Ocean University Medical Center, Hunterdon Medical Center, Inspira Medical Center in Elmer and Mullica Hill, Jefferson Washington Township Hospital, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Rahway, St. Luke’s Warren Campus, St. Mary’s General Hospital, Virtua Marlton Hospital and Virtua Voorhees Hospital.

Utah ranked first for the fifth consecutive grading period. The top five scoring states are Utah, Virginia, New Jersey, Connecticut and North Carolina. No hospitals in Iowa, North Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming earned an A, according to Leapfrog’s announcement.

Find the full report on every hospital at HospitalSafetyGrade.org.

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