Hospitals to give birth in Plainfield, NJ
17 hospitals within 20 miles of Plainfield 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 Plainfield, then take the tour questions below with you.
Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Plainfield, NJ
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Overlook Medical Center
Summit · 6.2 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 71%
99 Beauvoir Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901 (908) 522-2000 -
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown · 11.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 80%
100 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07962 (973) 971-5450 -
Raritan Bay Medical Center
Perth Amboy · 10.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 61%
530 New Brunswick Ave, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 (732) 324-5000 -
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical
Montclair · 16.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 62%
1 Bay Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042 (973) 429-6000 -
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset
Somerville · 10.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 68%
110 Rehill Ave, Somerville, NJ 08876 (908) 685-2200 -
Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick · 9.6 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 76%
254 Easton Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 745-8600 -
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Livingston · 10.4 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 71%
94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039 (973) 322-5000 -
Clara Maass Medical Center
Belleville · 16.0 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 64%
One Clara Maass Drive, Belleville, NJ 07109 (973) 450-2000 -
Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey City · 19.6 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 70%
355 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (201) 915-2000 -
JFK University Medical Center
Edison · 6.1 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 56%
65 James Street, Edison, NJ 08818 (732) 321-7000 -
Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Elizabeth · 10.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 63%
225 Williamson Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07207 (908) 994-5000 -
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island · 17.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 57%
475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305 (418) 226-9761 -
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick · 9.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 2/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 70%
One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 828-3000 -
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark · 11.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 2/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 64%
201 Lyons Ave, Newark, NJ 07112 (973) 926-7000 -
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus
Denville · 18.4 mi away
- CMS rating
- 2/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 60%
25 Pocono Road, Denville, NJ 07834 (973) 983-5569 -
The University Hospital
Newark · 13.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 1/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 56%
150 Bergen St, Newark, NJ 07103 (973) 972-4300 -
Richmond University Medical Center
Staten Island · 15.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 1/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 47%
355 Bard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310 (718) 354-5047
Ratings from CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026. Both ratings cover the whole hospital, not labor and delivery alone.
Doulas near Plainfield
A doula supports you through labor and birth at the hospital you choose, and can help you write a birth plan the labor and delivery team can follow.
Questions to ask on a hospital tour
Ratings only go so far. These answers differ between labor and delivery units in Plainfield, so ask each hospital on your shortlist, on a tour or over the phone.
- How many support people can be with me in labor, and does a doula count toward that limit?
- What is your cesarean rate for first-time mothers with a low-risk, full-term, head-down baby (the NTSV rate)?
- What level is your NICU, and which babies do you transfer to another hospital?
- Are midwives on staff, and can they attend my birth if my OB is not on call?
- Is an anesthesiologist in the hospital around the clock for epidurals?
- Do you support laboring in water, wireless monitoring and moving around during labor?
- Does my baby stay in my room, and when can I see a lactation consultant?
- 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.