University Hospital

Located in Newark, NJ, University Hospital at 150 Bergen Street is a leading academic medical center and a vital resource for the Northern New Jersey community. As the principal teaching hospital for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, we provide advanced care across a wide range of specialties, including being a state-designated Level 1 Trauma Center. We are committed to delivering expert care, innovative treatments, and advanced research. With a $1.8 billion facility master plan underway, University Hospital is expanding to better serve the community's growing needs and modernize our facilities. Visit us to experience healthcare excellence.

Identifiers

Hospital Name University Hospital
Facility ID 310119

Location

Address 150 BERGEN ST
City/Town Newark
State NJ
ZIP Code 7103
County/Parish ESSEX

Health System

Health System Independent
Health System Website Domain uhnJ.org
Recently Joined Health System (Past 4 Years) No

Health System Size & Scope

Health System Total Hospitals 1
Health System Total Beds 519
Health System Hospital Locations New Jersey

Ownership & Characteristics

Hospital Type Acute Care Hospitals
Hospital Ownership Government - State
Ownership Details University Hospital Network, NJ
Emergency Services Yes

Kaitlan Baston

Interim President & CEO

Appointed interim CEO effective May 3, 2025, and has served as the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health since 2023.

Anna Michelle Brandt, MSHA, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

Joined as Chief Operating Officer with over fifteen years of experience across several leadership and hospital roles. Most recently, she served as Vice President and Hospital Chief of Staff at UF Health Shands Hospital. Holds a Master of Science in Health.

Franklin Hickey, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

Chief of Staff

Maria Brennan, DNP, RN

Chief Nursing Officer

Joined as Chief Nursing Officer in early January 2023. Holds DNP, RN, and CPHQ certifications.

Thomas Schoenig

Interim Chief Information Officer

Jennifer Denault

Senior Vice President, CREF

Lois Greene, DHA, MBA, BSN, RN

Senior Vice President, WDEI

Iris Herrera, MD, MPH, FACP

Chief Medical Officer

Gary Huck

Chief Finance Officer

Wendy Burkholder, FACHE, CPHQ, MBA, OTR

Vice President – Ambulatory Services

Raquel Morian, MBA

Chief Human Resources Officer

McKenzie Wilson, Esq.

Chief Legal Officer

Welcomed to the executive leadership team.

Astara Crews, M.Jur.

Chief Compliance Officer

Appointed as Chief Compliance Officer and assumes a crucial role in the hospital's executive leadership team.

Jess Backofen

Chief Development Officer

David Girdusky

Vice President of Support Services

Residency Programs

Allopathic Residency Program Yes
Dental Residency Program Yes
Osteopathic Residency Program Yes
Other Residency Programs No
Pediatric Residency Program Yes

Capacity & Services

Licensed Beds 519

Staffing & Personnel

FTE Employees on Payroll 3410.25
FTE Interns & Residents 308.82

Inpatient Utilization

Inpatient Days (Title V) NA
Inpatient Days (Title XVIII) 11076
Inpatient Days (Title XIX) 12552
Total Inpatient Days 112159
Bed Count 358
Available Bed Days 130670
Discharges (Title V) NA
Discharges (Title XVIII) 1511
Discharges (Title XIX) 1834
Total Discharges 17609

Adult & Pediatric Subtotal

Inpatient Days (Title V; Adults & Peds) NA
Inpatient Days (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) 9370
Inpatient Days (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) 7468
Total Inpatient Days (Adults & Peds) 89038
Bed Count (Adults & Peds) 282
Available Bed Days (Adults & Peds) 102930
Discharges (Title V; Adults & Peds) NA
Discharges (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) 1511
Discharges (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) 1834
Total Discharges (Adults & Peds) 17609

Quality Summary

Care Quality Stengths Hospital does an above-average job of ensuring patients at the hospital do not get infections.
Care Quality Concerns Low overall patient satisfaction. Patients report challenges with nurse communication. Patients report significant challenges with Staff responsiveness to their needs. Patients report challenges the cleanliness of the hospital. Hospital has an long ER wait time. It takes on average over 3 hours for patients to be seen and treated Hospital does not do a good job of treating conditions like heart failure so that patients don't have to come back to the hospital.

Hospital Overall Rating

Patient Experience Star Ratings

Nurse Communication – Star Rating
Doctor Communication – Star Rating
Staff Responsiveness – Star Rating
Communication About Medicines – Star Rating
Discharge Information – Star Rating
Care Transition – Star Rating
Cleanliness – Star Rating
Quietness – Star Rating
Overall Hospital Rating – Star Rating
Recommend Hospital – Star Rating

Recommendation Percentage

Percent of Patients Who Definitely Recommend the Hospital 55%

Mortality Group Indicators

Mortality Group – Rate of Complications for Hip/Knee Replacement Patients
Mortality Group – Death Rate for Heart Attack Patients No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate for CABG Surgery Patients
Mortality Group – Death Rate for COPD Patients
Mortality Group – Death Rate for Heart Failure Patients No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate for Pneumonia Patients No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate for Stroke Patients Worse Than National Average
Mortality Group – Pressure Ulcer Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Death Rate Among Surgical Inpatients With Serious Treatable Complications No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – In-Hospital Fall with Hip Fracture Rate
Mortality Group – Postoperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Postoperative Sepsis Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – Abdominopelvic Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate No Different Than National Average
Mortality Group – CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient Safety and Adverse Events Composite No Different Than National Average

Timely & Effective Care

Timely and Effective Care: Average (Median) Time in the Emergency Department Before Leaving (Lower Is Better) 301

Readmission Scores & Groups

Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients Not Available
Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients 51.6
Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Pneumonia Patients 12.9
Readmission Score Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Colonoscopy (per 1,000 Colonoscopies) 12.5
Readmission Score Rate of Inpatient Admissions for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy 10.5
Readmission Score Rate of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy 5.2
Readmission Score Ratio of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Hospital Outpatient Surgery 1.1
Readmission Score Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate 14.6
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for CABG Not Available
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients Not Available
Readmission Score Heart Failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate 20.3
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Hip/Knee Replacement Not Available
Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Discharge From Hospital (Hospital-Wide) 15.7
Readmission Score Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate 16.7
Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients Number of Cases Too Small
Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients More Days Than Average per 100 Discharges
Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Pneumonia Patients Average Days per 100 Discharges
Readmission Group Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Colonoscopy (per 1,000 Colonoscopies) No Different Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Rate of Inpatient Admissions for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy No Different Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Rate of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy No Different Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Ratio of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Hospital Outpatient Surgery No Different than expected
Readmission Group Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate No Different Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Rate of Readmission for CABG Not Available
Readmission Group Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients Number of Cases Too Small
Readmission Group Heart Failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate No Different Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Rate of Readmission After Hip/Knee Replacement Number of Cases Too Small
Readmission Group Rate of Readmission After Discharge From Hospital (Hospital-Wide) No Different Than the National Rate
Readmission Group Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate No Different Than the National Rate

Infection SIRs

CLABSI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 1.729
CAUTI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 1.703
SSI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 1.277
CDI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 0.402
MRSA SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) 0.679

Fiscal Period

Fiscal Year Begin Jul 01, 2022
Fiscal Year End Jun 30, 2023

Charity & Uncompensated Care ($ thousands)

Charity Care Cost $45,872
Bad Debt Expense $129,122
Uncompensated Care Cost $76,306
Total Uncompensated Care $89,952

Operating Expenses ($ thousands)

Total Salaries $313,937
Overhead Expenses (Non-Salary) $592,055
Depreciation Expense $23,901
Total Operating Costs $754,043

Charges ($ thousands)

Inpatient Charges $2,078,696
Outpatient Charges $1,135,769
Total Patient Charges $3,214,465

Wage-Related Details ($ thousands)

Core Wage Costs $139,797
Wage Costs (RHC/FQHC)
Adjusted Salaries $313,937
Contract Labor (Patient Care) $39,890
Wage Costs (Part A Teaching)
Wage Costs (Interns & Residents) $408

Balance Sheet – Current Assets ($ thousands)

Cash & Bank Balances $246,319
Short-Term Investments
Notes Receivable
Accounts Receivable $746,397
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $-654,532
Inventory $21,505
Prepaid Expenses $6,100
Other Current Assets $41,014
Total Current Assets $619,714

Balance Sheet – Fixed Assets ($ thousands)

Land Value
Land Improvements Value
Building Value $-1,507
Leasehold Improvements $-276,969
Fixed Equipment Value
Major Movable Equipment
Minor Depreciable Equipment $-138,103
Health IT Assets
Total Fixed Assets $293,461

Balance Sheet – Other Assets ($ thousands)

Long-Term Investments
Other Assets $122,588
Total Other Assets $122,588
Total Assets $1,035,763

Balance Sheet – Current Liabilities ($ thousands)

Accounts Payable $60,937
Salaries & Wages Payable $15,665
Payroll Taxes Payable
Short-Term Debt
Deferred Revenue $150,965
Other Current Liabilities $10,823
Total Current Liabilities $285,793

Balance Sheet – Long-Term Liabilities ($ thousands)

Mortgage Debt $739,672
Long-Term Notes Payable
Unsecured Loans $83,510
Other Long-Term Liabilities $289,582
Total Long-Term Liabilities $1,112,764
Total Liabilities $1,398,557

Balance Sheet – Equity ($ thousands)

General Fund Balance $-362,794
Total Fund Balances $-362,794
Total Liabilities & Equity $1,035,763

DRG & Program Payments ($ thousands)

DRG (Non-Outlier)
DRG (Pre-Oct 1) $5,761
DRG (Post-Oct 1) $17,687
Outlier Payments
DSH Adjustment $2,727
Eligible DSH % $0
Simulated MC Payments $36,534
Total IME Payments $8,776

Revenue & Income Statement ($ thousands)

Inpatient Revenue $2,084,638
Outpatient Revenue $1,150,829
Total Patient Revenue $3,235,467
Contractual Allowances & Discounts
Net Patient Revenue $3,235,467
Total Operating Expenses $905,992
Net Service Income $2,329,475
Other Income $254,534
Total Income $2,584,009
Other Expenses
Net Income $2,584,009

Ratios & Program Revenues ($ thousands)

Cost-to-Charge Ratio $0
Net Medicaid Revenue $221,995
Medicaid Charges $1,427,257
Net CHIP Revenue
CHIP Charges

EHR Information

EHR Epic
EHR Version EpicCare Inpatient (not Community Connect)
EHR is Changing No

ERP Information

ERP Infor
ERP Version Unknown
EHR is Changing No