NJ · 21 Counties

New Jersey Rural Hospitals

102 active hospitals serving 21 counties. 1 counties have no hospital access.

102
Hospitals
0
Critical Access
0
Rural
30,024
Beds
1
Deserts
5%
No Hospital

CMS Rural Health Transformation Program

New Jersey Receives $147.3M/year$736.3M total over 5 years (FY2026–2030)

As part of the federal $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), New Jersey receives $147,250,806/year for FY2026–2030 to strengthen rural health infrastructure, expand access, and support workforce development.

Lead Agency: Human Services, New Jersey Department of
Award ID: RHTCMS332089

Source: USAspending.gov, CFDA 93.798. Performance period: 2025-12-29 to 2030-10-30.

County Health Map

Explore New Jersey's 21 counties and 102 hospitals. Click any county or hospital for details.

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Counties with vs. without a hospital

Margin ≥ 0%-5% to 0%Below -5%No dataCAHFQHC
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Sources: CMS POS, CDC SVI (2022), HRSA HPSA, County Health Rankings, CDC PLACES (2023), AHRF (2024), HRSA FQHCs. Hospital markers sized by bed count, colored by operating margin. FQHC diamonds show safety-net delivery sites.

Hospital Directory

All 102 active hospitals in New Jersey. Search by name, city, or county.

HospitalCityCountyBedsOwnershipType
Acuity Specialty Hospital of New JerseyAtlantic CityAtlantic30Not-for-Profit
Ancora Psych HospHammontonAtlantic709For-Profit
Aspen Hills Healthcare CenterPembertonBurlington30Not-for-Profit
Atlantic Rehabilitation InstituteMadisonMorris38Not-for-Profit
Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic CityAtlantic593Government
Bayonne University HospitalBayonneHudson254Government
Bayshore Medical CenterHolmdelMonmouth225Government
Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterParamusBergen496Government
Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellPenningtonMercer344Government
Capital Health Regional Medical CenterTrentonMercer237Government

102 hospitals shown

Hospital Deserts

1 of 21 counties (5%) have no hospital.

Residents in these counties must travel to neighboring areas for hospital care.

1 counties in New Jersey have no hospital.

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County Health Profiles

All 21 counties in New Jersey. Each county has a dedicated health profile with SVI scores, health metrics, HPSA designations, and hospital access.

CountyPopulationHospitalsStatus
Atlantic274,53444 Hospitals
Bergen955,73299 Hospitals
Burlington461,86088 Hospitals
Camden523,48566 Hospitals
Cape May95,26311 Hospital
Cumberland154,15222 Hospitals
Essex863,7281414 Hospitals
Gloucester302,29411 Hospital
Hudson724,85477 Hospitals
Hunterdon128,94711 Hospital

21 counties shown

County Health Snapshot

Average health indicators across New Jersey's 21 counties

8.9%
Avg Diabetes Rate
30.6%
Avg Obesity Rate
7.5%
Avg Uninsured Rate
7.2
PCPs per 10K
7
High-Vulnerability Counties
Avg SVI: 0.51

Health Professional Shortage Areas

106
Primary Care HPSAs
38
Dental Health HPSAs
45
Mental Health HPSAs
1.4M
Est. Underserved Population

Sources: County Health Rankings (2025), CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce (HPSA designations)

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Financial Health

FY2025 hospital financial performance from CMS cost reports

-3.2%
Median Operating Margin
8
Negative Margin Hospitals

8 hospitals reporting negative margins.

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Federal Rural Health Funding

1 active HRSA grants totaling $1.5M in FY2025

$1.5M
State Office of Rural Health
1 grant · CFDA 93.913

Largest Grant Recipients

Health, New Jersey Department Of$1.5M

Source: USAspending.gov, FY2025. Includes CFDA 93.241 (Flex), 93.301 (SHIP), 93.912 (Outreach), 93.913 (SORH).

Healthcare Workforce & Access

Provider supply, community health centers, and medically underserved designations

Provider Workforce

7,358
Primary Care Physicians
79.2/100k
9,917
Nurse Practitioners
4,029
Physician Assistants
150.1 NP+PA/100k
8,290
Dentists
89.2/100k
$14,698
Medicare Per Capita Cost
19.4%
Avg Readmission Rate

Federally Qualified Health Centers

152
FQHC Sites
7
Rural Sites
4.6% of total
145
Urban Sites
23
Grantee Organizations

Medically Underserved Areas & Populations

42
Total Designations
32
Underserved Areas (MUA)
10
Underserved Populations (MUP)
51.2
Avg MUA Score

CDC PLACES Health Indicators

Census-tract-level health data aggregated to county averages

10.9%
Diabetes
Max: 13.5%
30.1%
Obesity
Max: 41%
16.2%
Depression
Max: 18.9%
15.4%
Mental Distress
Max: 18.3%
5.6%
COPD
11.9%
Smoking
33.4%
High Blood Pressure
5.8%
Heart Disease
3.2%
Stroke
11.5%
Uninsured (18-64)

Sources: AHRF 2024-2025 (HRSA), HRSA GIS Portal (FQHCs, MUA/MUP), CDC PLACES 2023-2024

Hospital Closures

1 rural hospital closed since 2005

HospitalCityCountyYear
Wm B Kessler Memorial HospitalHammontonAtlantic2009

Source: UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research

Hospital Ownership

Breakdown of New Jersey's 102 hospitals by ownership type

26
Not-for-Profit
25% of total
6
For-Profit
6% of total
70
Government
69% of total

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Data from CMS Provider of Services, CMS Cost Reports (HCRIS), County Health Rankings, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, Community Benefit Insight, UNC Sheps Center, USAspending.gov, and HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce. Last updated: 2026-03-11.