CMS's overall star rating covers general acute care and critical access hospitals; psychiatric hospitals are not rated.
Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Essex County Hospital Center
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
County: Essex Directions Apple Maps Call (973) 228-8000
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Nearest emergency rooms
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- 5.6mi St Mary's Hospital, Passaic Passaic, NJ · Emergency room · median ER visit 3 hr 2 min Call St Mary's Hospital, Passaic Directions to St Mary's Hospital, Passaic (Google Maps) Details for St Mary's Hospital, Passaic
Quick answers about Essex County Hospital Center
What is the phone number for Essex County Hospital Center?
The main phone number for Essex County Hospital Center is (973) 228-8000, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (973) 228-8000What is the address of Essex County Hospital Center?
Essex County Hospital Center is at 125 Fairview Ave, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Essex County Hospital Center have an emergency room?
No emergency room is listed for Essex County Hospital Center in Medicare data. For an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest ER.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Essex County Hospital Center. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Essex County Hospital Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Care after a stay at Essex County Hospital Center
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.7mi Alaris Health at Cedar Grove Cedar Grove, NJ · 230 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
- 0.8mi Canterbury at Cedar Grove Cedar Grove, NJ · 180 beds Medicare overall 4 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 5 of 5
- 1.4mi Complete Care at Cedar Grove Cedar Grove, NJ · 190 beds Medicare overall 3 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 2.9mi Innovative Renal Care Woodland ParkWoodland Park, NJ
- 3.0mi FMC North MontclairMontclair, NJ
- 3.0mi Mountainside HospitalMontclair, NJ
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 2.9mi Visiting Health Services of New JerseyWoodland Park, NJ · 70% would recommend
- 4.4mi Adoration Home HealthClifton, NJ · 73% would recommend
- 4.7mi Barnabas Health Home Care and HospiceWest Orange, NJ · 72% would recommend
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 2.9mi Vhs Hospice Services of New JerseyWoodland Park, NJ · 83% would recommend
- 3.8mi Faith Hospice CareFairfield, NJ Not rated
- 4.2mi Compassionate Care Hospice of CliftonBloomfield, NJ · 81% would recommend
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Psychiatric care quality
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025
Essex County Hospital Center reports inpatient psychiatric quality results to Medicare. Discharge record sent: 0% here, against 63% nationally.
After discharge
During the stay
Source: CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
Treatment programs near Essex County Hospital Center
Mental health and substance use programs within 30 miles, for care before or after a hospital stay. In a crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
- 1.8mi Eleanor Health Verona · 96 Pompton Avenue, Verona, NJ 919-972-9626
- 1.8mi Eleanor Health Verona · 96 Pompton Avenue, Verona, NJ 919-972-9626
- 2.5mi Healing Heroes Recovery 285 Passaic Avenue, Fairfield, NJ 917-353-4414
- 2.5mi Healing Heroes Recovery 285 Passaic Avenue, Fairfield, NJ 917-353-4414
- 2.9mi Bridge 860 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 973-228-3000
- 2.9mi Bridge 860 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, NJ 973-228-3000
- 3.0mi Mental Health Association 33 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ 973-509-9777
- 3.1mi Keystone Recovery Center Inc DBA BlueCrest Recovery Center Inc · 482 Notch Road, Little Falls, NJ 973-298-5776
Source: SAMHSA, FindTreatment.gov. Call to confirm services, insurance and openings.
Find doctors in Cedar Grove
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Cedar Grove, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare New Jersey hospital finances.
Who owns Essex County Hospital Center
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as County of Essex, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1897.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Essex County Hospital Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Essex are federally designated health professional shortage areas (2 designations). Highest shortage score 13.
Mental health: Parts of Essex are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 19.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in New Jersey earn a median $106,500 a year. Healthcare salaries in New Jersey.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. New Jersey shortage areas