CMS certification 310045
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
350 Engle St, Englewood, NJ 07631
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. 78% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 26 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 3 and worse on 2. Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 3 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: 1,986 completed surveys, 25% 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 · 418 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 21 min | 3 h 3 min | 3 h 6 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 23 visits sampled | 4 h 7 min | 4 h 52 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 60,189 patients | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 127 patients | 84% | 73% | 65% |
How Englewood Hospital and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterThis hospital | 4/5 | 78% | 3 h 3 min | 3 better 2 worse |
| Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterSame county · Paramus | Not rated | 65% | 2 h 25 min | 1 better 1 worse |
| Valley HospitalSame county · Paramus | 4/5 | 79% | 3 h 47 min | 6 better 1 worse |
| Hackensack University Medical CenterSame county · Hackensack | 5/5 | 74% | 3 h 22 min | 12 better 4 worse |
| Holy Name Medical CenterSame county · Teaneck | 5/5 | 73% | 3 h 24 min | 4 better 1 worse |
| Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalSame county · Westwood | 5/5 | 70% | 2 h 22 min | 1 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.
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 3,880 cases | Too few cases | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 188 cases | Too few cases | 12% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 578 cases | Too few cases | 10.1% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 824 cases | Too few cases | 14.3% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 275 cases | Too few cases | 9.5% | 11.9% |
| COPD 134 cases | Too few cases | 7.6% | 8.6% |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) 111 cases | Too few cases | 1.9% | 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 | 0.68 likely 0.4 – 0.96 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 165 cases | Too few cases | 3.4% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 56 cases | No different | 166.48 per 1,000 likely 107.48 per 1,000 – 225.48 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 7,125 cases | No different | 0.13 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.75 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 8,934 cases | No different | 0.21 per 1,000 likely 0.03 per 1,000 – 0.4 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 9,067 cases | No different | 0.24 per 1,000 likely 0.05 per 1,000 – 0.43 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 2,327 cases | No different | 2.17 per 1,000 likely 0.84 per 1,000 – 3.51 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 1,242 cases | No different | 1.19 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 2.65 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 1,213 cases | No different | 4.99 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 10.32 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 2,277 cases | No different | 2.95 per 1,000 likely 1.03 per 1,000 – 4.88 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 1,143 cases | No different | 5.31 per 1,000 likely 1.98 per 1,000 – 8.65 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 476 cases | No different | 1.62 per 1,000 likely 0.15 per 1,000 – 3.1 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 1,591 cases | No different | 0.71 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.61 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 | 0.58 likely 0.21 – 1.29 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | No different | 0.6 likely 0.24 – 1.25 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 1.17 likely 0.54 – 2.22 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 0.28 likely 0.01 – 1.4 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.49 likely 0.3 – 0.76 | 1 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
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 217 cases | Too few cases | 13.4% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 722 cases | Too few cases | 21.3% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 876 cases | Too few cases | 19.6% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 198 cases | Too few cases | 18.9% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 135 cases | Too few cases | 8.6% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 120 cases | Too few cases | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 209 cases | Too few cases | -1.9 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 647 cases | Too few cases | -6 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 840 cases | Too few cases | 26.8 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 1,436 cases | No different | 12.3 per 1,000 likely 9.4 per 1,000 – 16.1 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 301 cases | No different | 13.3 per 100 likely 10.5 per 100 – 16.7 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 301 cases | No different | 5.3 per 100 likely 3.8 per 100 – 7.3 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 902 cases | No different | 0.9 likely 0.7 – 1.1 | — |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
332 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 71 residents and trainees. 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 |
|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 35 |
| Anesthesiology | 34 |
| Internal Medicine | 34 |
| Adult Health | 20 |
| Family | 19 |
| Emergency Medicine | 16 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 14 |
| Physician Assistant | 14 |
| Gerontology | 11 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 9 |
| Specialist | 8 |
| Acute Care | 7 |
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 $853,115
- 2020 $1.1M
- 2021 $769,861
- 2022 $528,299
- 2023 $537,247
- 2024 $1.3M
- 2025 $681,411
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $82,211 | 6 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $23,000 | 7 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $12,325 | 19 |
| Grants | $12,000 | 3 |
| Charitable contributions | $10,000 | 1 |
| Gifts | $2,000 | 1 |
| Debt forgiveness | $182 | 2 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $252,705 | 3 |
| Genentech, Inc. | $121,990 | 10 |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $65,025 | 3 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $41,463 | 11 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $24,036 | 5 |
| M.A. Med Alliance S.A. | $19,445 | 3 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $19,106 | 11 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $17,135 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| A Post-trial Access Roll-over Study to Allow Access to Ribociclib (LEE011) for Patients Who Are on Ribociclib Treatment in Novartis-sponsored Study Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $247,705 |
| A PHASE II SINGLE ARM STUDY OF GIREDESTRANT IN PATIENTS WITH GRADE 1 ENDOMETRIAL CANCER Genentech, Inc. | $121,990 |
| EXPAND II Medtronic, Inc. | $41,463 |
| A Prospective Randomized Single-Blind Multicenter Study to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of the SELUTION SLR 014 PTCA Drug Eluting Balloon in t… M.A. Med Alliance S.A. | $19,445 |
| Venclose BDPI-21-006 Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $17,135 |
| A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized Phase 3 Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Belzutifan MK-6482 Plus Pembrolizumab MK-3475 Versus Plac… Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $15,740 |
| ACURATE IDE Boston Scientific Corporation · NCT03735667 | $12,617 |
| A Study of Milvexian in Participants After a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome (LIBREXIA-ACS) Janssen Research & Development, LLC | $10,469 |
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 Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Is Englewood Hospital and Medical Center a good hospital?
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center has a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Of the 26 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 3 and worse on 2. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Englewood Hospital and Medical Center?
78% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 1,986 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 3 h 3 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 Englewood Hospital and Medical Center receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $681,411 in payments to Englewood Hospital and 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.