Hospitals to give birth in Elizabeth, NJ

20 hospitals within 20 miles of Elizabeth meet the Birthing-Friendly criteria from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Compare their CMS star ratings, what patients said in Medicare's survey, and how far each one is from central Elizabeth, then take the tour questions below with you.

Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Elizabeth, NJ

  1. Overlook Medical Center

    Summit · 8.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    71%
    99 Beauvoir Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901 (908) 522-2000
  2. NYU Langone Hospitals

    New York · 13.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    75%
    550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016 (212) 263-7300
  3. New York-Presbyterian Hospital

    New York · 15.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    72%
    525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065 (212) 746-5454
  4. Morristown Medical Center

    Morristown · 16.1 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    80%
    100 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07962 (973) 971-5450
  5. Hackensack University Medical Center

    Hackensack · 17.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    74%
    30 Prospect Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601 (551) 996-2000
  6. Holy Name Medical Center

    Teaneck · 18.4 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    73%
    718 Teaneck Rd, Teaneck, NJ 07666 (201) 833-3000
  7. Lenox Hill Hospital

    New York · 15.1 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    68%
    100 East 77th Street, New York, NY 10075 (212) 434-2000
  8. Mount Sinai Hospital

    New York · 16.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    69%
    One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029 (212) 241-7981
  9. Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical

    Montclair · 10.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    62%
    1 Bay Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042 (973) 429-6000
  10. Raritan Bay Medical Center

    Perth Amboy · 10.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    61%
    530 New Brunswick Ave, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 (732) 324-5000
  11. Mount Sinai West

    New York · 13.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    62%
    1000 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10019 (212) 523-4000
  12. Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

    Livingston · 8.4 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    71%
    94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039 (973) 322-5000
  13. Clara Maass Medical Center

    Belleville · 8.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    64%
    One Clara Maass Drive, Belleville, NJ 07109 (973) 450-2000
  14. Jersey City Medical Center

    Jersey City · 9.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    70%
    355 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (201) 915-2000
  15. St Mary's General Hospital

    Passaic · 14.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    61%
    350 Boulevard, Passaic, NJ 07055 (973) 365-4300
  16. Saint Peter's University Hospital

    New Brunswick · 17.3 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    76%
    254 Easton Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 745-8600
  17. Trinitas Regional Medical Center

    Elizabeth · 0.4 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    63%
    225 Williamson Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07207 (908) 994-5000
  18. Staten Island University Hospital

    Staten Island · 8.6 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    57%
    475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305 (418) 226-9761
  19. JFK University Medical Center

    Edison · 10.6 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    56%
    65 James Street, Edison, NJ 08818 (732) 321-7000
  20. Metropolitan Hospital Center

    New York · 16.3 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    64%
    1901 First Avenue, New York, NY 10029 (212) 423-6262

Ratings from CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026. Both ratings cover the whole hospital, not labor and delivery alone.

Questions to ask on a hospital tour

Ratings only go so far. These answers differ between labor and delivery units in Elizabeth, so ask each hospital on your shortlist, on a tour or over the phone.

  1. How many support people can be with me in labor, and does a doula count toward that limit?
  2. What is your cesarean rate for first-time mothers with a low-risk, full-term, head-down baby (the NTSV rate)?
  3. What level is your NICU, and which babies do you transfer to another hospital?
  4. Are midwives on staff, and can they attend my birth if my OB is not on call?
  5. Is an anesthesiologist in the hospital around the clock for epidurals?
  6. Do you support laboring in water, wireless monitoring and moving around during labor?
  7. Does my baby stay in my room, and when can I see a lactation consultant?
  8. Do you offer a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) if I have had a C-section before?

How this list is sorted

Every hospital here meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation: it reports taking part in a statewide or national perinatal quality improvement program and using that program's recommended safety practices. The designation is self-reported and most hospitals that deliver babies hold it, so treat it as a baseline, not a ranking.

We sort by the CMS overall hospital star rating, then by the patient survey star rating, then by distance. The overall rating combines mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care across the whole hospital. The survey rating comes from patients' answers to Medicare's HCAHPS survey about their stay.

CMS does not yet publish cesarean or severe complication rates for each hospital, so ask the hospitals on your shortlist for theirs.

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