CMS certification 310015
Morristown Medical Center
100 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07962
Morristown Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. 80% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 14 and worse on none. Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 10 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 7,518 completed surveys, 31% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. CMS classes this emergency department's patient volume as very high; busier departments tend to have longer times, so the national median for departments of the same volume is shown too. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | NJ | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 392 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 4 h 10 min | 3 h 6 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 111,391 patients | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 17 patients | 59% | 73% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 221 patients | 73% | 73% | 65% |
How Morristown Medical Center compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown Medical CenterThis hospital | 5/5 | 80% | 4 h 10 min | 14 better |
| Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusSame county · Denville | 2/5 | 60% | 2 h 46 min | 1 better 4 worse |
| Chilton Medical CenterSame county · Pompton Plains | 5/5 | 68% | 3 h 27 min | 7 better |
| Overlook Medical CenterSame ZIP area · Summit | 5/5 | 71% | 3 h 12 min | 7 better 2 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 9,706 cases | Too few cases | 2% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 450 cases | Too few cases | 10.7% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 1,709 cases | Too few cases | 8.5% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 1,368 cases | Too few cases | 10.2% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 599 cases | Too few cases | 8% | 11.9% |
| COPD 320 cases | Too few cases | 7.5% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 468 cases | Too few cases | 1.4% | 2.4% |
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | Better | 0.69 likely 0.53 – 0.85 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 438 cases | Too few cases | 3.1% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 387 cases | No different | 152.62 per 1,000 likely 118.68 per 1,000 – 186.56 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 20,991 cases | No different | 0.43 per 1,000 likely 0.09 per 1,000 – 0.78 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 22,732 cases | No different | 0.2 per 1,000 likely 0.06 per 1,000 – 0.35 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 23,818 cases | No different | 0.3 per 1,000 likely 0.15 per 1,000 – 0.45 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 7,875 cases | No different | 2.02 per 1,000 likely 1.15 per 1,000 – 2.89 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 4,429 cases | No different | 0.83 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.73 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 4,034 cases | Better | 3.71 per 1,000 likely 1.07 per 1,000 – 6.36 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 8,426 cases | No different | 4.54 per 1,000 likely 3.38 per 1,000 – 5.69 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 4,283 cases | Better | 2.22 per 1,000 likely 0.27 per 1,000 – 4.16 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 1,530 cases | No different | 2.32 per 1,000 likely 1.07 per 1,000 – 3.57 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 4,693 cases | No different | 0.69 per 1,000 likely 0.04 per 1,000 – 1.35 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 0.68 likely 0.4 – 1.1 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.4 likely 0.2 – 0.7 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.92 likely 0.53 – 1.51 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 1.27 likely 0.4 – 3.07 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | Better | 0.41 likely 0.19 – 0.78 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.3 likely 0.21 – 0.41 | 1 |
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after a heart attack 679 cases | Too few cases | 13.5% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 2,047 cases | Too few cases | 18.8% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 1,520 cases | Too few cases | 15% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 390 cases | Too few cases | 18% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 467 cases | Too few cases | 10.3% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 437 cases | Too few cases | 4.9% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 597 cases | Too few cases | -11.3 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 1,908 cases | Too few cases | -15.5 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 1,375 cases | Too few cases | -7.1 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 1,788 cases | No different | 11.9 per 1,000 likely 9.3 per 1,000 – 15.2 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 491 cases | Worse | 14.1 per 100 likely 11.7 per 100 – 16.8 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 491 cases | No different | 4.2 per 100 likely 3.1 per 100 – 5.7 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 2,855 cases | Better | 0.6 likely 0.5 – 0.8 | — |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
25 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Clinical | 6 |
| Professional | 4 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 3 |
| Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | 2 |
| Internal Medicine | 2 |
| Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | 1 |
| Contractor | 1 |
| Gynecologic Oncology | 1 |
| Pediatric Cardiology | 1 |
| Pediatric Infectious Diseases | 1 |
| Pharmacist | 1 |
| Radiation Oncology | 1 |
First 12 alphabetically
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2019 $5M
- 2020 $4.6M
- 2021 $5.9M
- 2022 $5.7M
- 2023 $6.4M
- 2024 $6.1M
- 2025 $7.1M
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Space rental and facility fees | $156,640 | 23 |
| Consulting fees | $28,797 | 6 |
| Grants | $20,379 | 4 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $19,964 | 7 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $14,929 | 4 |
| Education | $6,821 | 4 |
| Debt forgiveness | $3,923 | 3 |
| Gifts | $546 | 2 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2.3M | 182 |
| Celgene Corporation | $817,737 | 9 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $493,292 | 10 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $475,199 | 10 |
| Sanofi US Services INC. | $374,115 | 6 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | $251,868 | 4 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $244,010 | 5 |
| BeOne Medicines Ltd. | $224,574 | 12 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-Label Study Of CC-97540 (BMS-986353), CD19-Targeted Nex-T Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cells, in Participants with … Celgene Corporation | $712,657 |
| MiCLASP Study No. 2018-08 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $563,554 |
| CLASP IIF (2018-07) Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $483,403 |
| A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Dose-ranging, Efficacy and Safety Study of SAR441566 Plus Methotrexate in Adults With Moderat… SANOFI US SERVICES INC. · NCT06073093 | $366,445 |
| The PROGRESS Trial – Continued Access 2021-01-CAP Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $322,934 |
| An Open-label, Multi-center, Long-term Extension Study of Zanubrutinib (BGB-3111) Regimens in Patients With B-cell Malignancies BeOne Medicines Ltd. · NCT04170283 | $288,951 |
| A PHASE 3, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF LEPODISIRAN ON THE REDUCTION OF MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIOVASCUL… Eli Lilly and Company · NCT06292013 | $245,178 |
| A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo- and Active-Comparator Controlled Clinical study of Adjuvant V940 mRNA-4157 Plus Pembrolizumab Versus Ad… Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $215,867 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Morristown Medical Center
Is Morristown Medical Center a good hospital?
Morristown Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Of the 27 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 14 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Morristown Medical Center?
80% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 7,518 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Morristown Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 4 h 10 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with very high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 21 min. 1% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Morristown Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $7.1M in payments to Morristown Medical Center for 2025, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.