New Jersey Resources

Cardiac Surgery Report - This site provides the results of a study comparing patient mortality rates for the hospitals and physicians in NJ performing bypass surgery. Some of the reports found here are in PDF format and require an Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.

Find a NJ Doctor:New Jersey Health Care Profile - This site includes information on all doctors who are actively licensed and currently permitted to practice medicine or podiatry in New Jersey. The website can be searched to locate doctors practicing in a particular area or hospital. The profiles contain information about a doctor's education, training, and medical practice.

Guide to Assisted Living - The Department of Health and Senior Services has created this guide.

New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners - This state-run agency licenses and investigates doctors. Search here for information about your physician.

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services - Click here to view the Department's alphabetic list of health-related topics, programs and services. The site changes often so use the site search option to look for your topic or your browser Find option to search for a word or phrase.

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs - Professional Directory - Click here to check a physician's (or other professional's) licensure and disciplinary record.

New Jersey HMO Report Card - Check here for information on how the HMO companies in the state fared.

New Jersey Hospital Association - The New Jersey Hospital Association is the premier advocate of New Jersey hospitals and their systems. A listing of NJ hospitals, by county or alphabetically, can be accessed from this site.

New Jersey Hospital Care Compare - This resource allows healthcare consumers to compare New Jersey hospitals based on a number of statistics regarding the care they deliver to patients.

New Jersey Hospital Price Compare - This resource allows healthcare consumers to compare information about various services and charges at New Jersey's acute care hospitals.

New Jersey Report Card for Nursing Homes - Here you will find listed information about approximately 400 nursing homes in the state.

Physician Finder - Developed by the Medical Society of New Jersey, this search engine (see box in right frame) is a quick way to locate a physician in New Jersey. Listed physicians must be members of MSNJ.

Select Hospital Comparison - The NJ Department of Health and Senior Services has released the state’s first annual report on hospital performance, giving hospitals, health care providers, patients and their families information on treatment of heart attack and pneumonia in New Jersey acute care hospitals.

Treatment and Screening Centers - The state has compiled a list of the various centers, for general and specific health needs.

UMDNJ Need a Doctor? - Search the different divisions of the University for a new physician.

2-1-1 Non-Emergency – Click this link to search the database, or call 211 on your phone to get information and referrals on a variety of services, including: food banks, clothing closets, rental and utility assistance, adult or child day care, transportations services for the disabled, tutoring, adoptions, Meals on Wheels, insurance, interventions for drug and alcohol abuse, rehabilitation, job training, and much more.   This site and phone number will also provide emergency information about local problems such as floods and highway closures.

See also the HealthyNJ sections on New Jersey Health Professional Organizations, New Jersey Health Providers, and New Jersey Health Facilities.