CMS certification 310041
Community Medical Center
99 Rt 37 West, Toms River, NJ 08755
Community Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. 58% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 25 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 6. Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 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: 2,349 completed surveys, 24% 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 · 386 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 3 h | 3 h 6 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 38 visits sampled | 2 h 28 min | 4 h 52 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 77,987 patients | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Stroke symptoms: brain scan read within 45 minutes Higher is better · 36 patients | 81% | 73% | 69% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 235 patients | 76% | 73% | 65% |
How Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Medical CenterThis hospital | 1/5 | 58% | 3 h | 2 better 6 worse |
| Ocean Medical CenterSame county · Brick | 4/5 | 69% | 2 h 22 min | 7 better 2 worse |
| Monmouth Medical Center-Southern CampusSame county · Lakewood | 3/5 | 64% | 2 h 21 min | 2 better 2 worse |
| Southern Ocean Medical CenterSame county · Manahawkin | 4/5 | 63% | 2 h 43 min | 2 better |
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. All hospitals in Toms River.
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 6,918 cases | Too few cases | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 511 cases | Too few cases | 14% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 1,208 cases | Too few cases | 11.6% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 1,647 cases | Too few cases | 16.7% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 653 cases | Too few cases | 13.1% | 11.9% |
| COPD 441 cases | Too few cases | 8.5% | 8.6% |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
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 | No different | 0.73 likely 0.44 – 1.02 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 228 cases | Too few cases | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 124 cases | No different | 217.84 per 1,000 likely 172.66 per 1,000 – 263.03 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 14,687 cases | No different | 0.18 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.67 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 15,926 cases | No different | 0.15 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.32 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 16,229 cases | No different | 0.2 per 1,000 likely 0.02 per 1,000 – 0.37 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 2,533 cases | No different | 1.66 per 1,000 likely 0.29 per 1,000 – 3.02 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 645 cases | No different | 1.48 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.12 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 638 cases | No different | 8.25 per 1,000 likely 1.4 per 1,000 – 15.1 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 2,540 cases | No different | 3.04 per 1,000 likely 1.25 per 1,000 – 4.83 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 582 cases | No different | 4.21 per 1,000 likely 0.63 per 1,000 – 7.79 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 654 cases | No different | 1.48 per 1,000 likely 0.08 per 1,000 – 2.89 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 2,639 cases | No different | 0.77 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.6 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) | Better | 0.28 likely 0.05 – 0.92 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | Better | 0.17 likely 0.01 – 0.82 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | No different | 0.77 likely 0.04 – 3.79 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.81 likely 0.36 – 1.61 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.4 likely 0.26 – 0.59 | 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 466 cases | Too few cases | 15.1% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 1,568 cases | Too few cases | 23.7% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 1,924 cases | Too few cases | 18.7% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 691 cases | Too few cases | 20.9% | 20% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 243 cases | Too few cases | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 418 cases | Too few cases | 7.6 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 1,302 cases | Too few cases | 36.6 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 1,608 cases | Too few cases | 33.6 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 170 cases | No different | 13.5 per 1,000 likely 10.2 per 1,000 – 17.8 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 186 cases | No different | 13.6 per 100 likely 10.5 per 100 – 17.5 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 186 cases | No different | 5.4 per 100 likely 3.8 per 100 – 7.7 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 711 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.7 – 1.1 | — |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
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.
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $15,772 | 3 |
| Debt forgiveness | $648 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $26,656 | 1 |
| IRRAS USA, Inc. | $14,000 | 1 |
| Pfizer INC. | $10,000 | 1 |
| Organon LLC | $1,699 | 1 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | $648 | 1 |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc | $73 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| Testing the Addition of an IDH2 Inhibitor, Enasidenib, to Usual Treatment (Cedazuridine-Decitabine) for Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Wi… E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. · NCT06577441 | $26,656 |
| THE COMPASSHER2 TRIALS COMPREHENSIVE USE OF PATHOLOGIC RESPONSE ASSESSMENT TO OPTIMIZE THERAPY IN HER2POSITIVE BREAST CANCER COMPASSHER2 RESIDUAL DIS… PFIZER INC. | $10,000 |
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 Community Medical Center
Is Community Medical Center a good hospital?
Community Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. Of the 25 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on 6. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Community Medical Center?
58% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 2,349 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Community Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 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. 0% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Community Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $53,075 in payments to Community 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.