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VA NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
NPI 1942248695
General Acute Care Hospital in East Orange, NJ

Active since June 03, 2006
1/5
Hospital Overall Rating
385 TREMONT AVE, EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018(973) 676-1000(973) 395-7042 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: March 3, 2008. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 19, 2026.

About Va New Jersey Health Care System NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

VA NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (NPI 1942248695) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in East Orange, New Jersey and active in the NPI registry since June 2006. The organization lists Luci O. Williams, Clinical Dietitian, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1942248695
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282N00000X
Legal Business NameVA NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Location Address385 TREMONT AVEEast Orange, NJ 07018-1023
Mailing Address109 Grand Ave, Unit 1 GEnglewood, NJ 07631-3533 · (201) 541-6945
Phone(973) 676-1000
Fax(973) 395-7042
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialLuci O. WilliamsClinical Dietitian · (973) 676-1000
Enumeration DateJune 3, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateMarch 3, 2008
✔ NPI 1942248695 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals
Taxonomy Code282N00000X
License✔ Licensed · 463581
Definition

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

385 TREMONT AVE, East Orange, NJ 07018
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CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA

Laboratory certificates issued under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program, which sets federal quality standards for human laboratory testing in the United States. There is no official CMS crosswalk between CLIA and NPI numbers; these certificates are associated with this NPI by matching facility names, locations and phone numbers in the CMS CLIA registry.

Certificate of Accreditation 31D0987041

VA New Jersey Hcs - East Orange Campus · East Orange, NJ
Expired · May 22, 2026
CLIA Number31D0987041
Laboratory TypeHospital
Certificate Effective DateMay 25, 2001
Certificate Expiration DateMay 22, 2026
Laboratory DirectorCynthia Bowman
Laboratory Phone(973) 676-1000
Laboratory LocationVA New Jersey Hcs - East Orange Campus385 Tremont Ave A Level 1st Fl B Wing, East Orange, NJ 07018
CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Phone
This is a certificate that is issued to a laboratory on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for VA New Jersey Health Care System (CMS certification number 31001F), from CMS Care Compare.

VA New Jersey Health Care System

Acute Care - Veterans Administration · East Orange, NJ
1/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipVeterans Health Administration
CMS Certification Number31001F
Location385 Tremont AvenueEast Orange, NJ 07018 · Essex County · (973) 676-1000
Emergency services

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
3/5 summary rating
Nurse communication
3/5
Doctor communication
4/5
Staff responsiveness
2/5
Communication about medicines
3/5
Discharge information
2/5
Care transition
3/5
Cleanliness
2/5
Quietness
4/5
Overall hospital rating
3/5
Recommend hospital
2/5
Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 17

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients
Cases too small to report
Death rate for heart attack patients
11.6% No different than national
Death rate for COPD patients
7% No different than national
Death rate for heart failure patients
7.3% Better than the national benchmark
Death rate for pneumonia patients
15.1% No different than national
Pressure ulcer rate
1.93 Worse than the national rate

Infections 2

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)
0 observed cases · 1.092 predicted · 1,043 patient days
0.000 No different than national
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)
2 observed cases · 2.238 predicted · 2,157 patient days
0.894 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 9

Hospital return days for heart attack patients
Cases too small to report
Hospital return days for heart failure patients
286 days per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients
139 days per 100 discharges
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate
32 No different than national
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
191 No different than national
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate
286 No different than national

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

DR. FOUAD ELJARRAH MD
Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
385 TREMONT AVE
EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018
Essex County (973) 676-1000
DR. JAY YOUNG JEONG DMD
Dentist
385 TREMONT AVE
EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018
Essex County (973) 676-1000
MAGDALENE ROBERTS SHEPHERD APN, C-ANP
Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health)
385 TREMONT AVE
EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018
Essex County (973) 676-1000
DR. RICHARD CRAIG STARK M.D.
Internal Medicine
385 TREMONT AVE
EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018
Essex County (973) 676-1000
DR. JOHN MARK STEVENS M.D.
Internal Medicine
385 TREMONT AVE
EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018
Essex County (973) 676-1000
MR. BIENVENIDO GONZALEZ PA
Physician Assistant (Medical)
385 TREMONT AVE
EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018
Essex County (973) 676-1000
MS. JACQUELINE CAROL RAJI
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
385 TREMONT AVE
EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018
Essex County (973) 676-1000
MS. INGE F FAUST RN, MSN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
385 TREMONT AVE
EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018
Essex County (973) 676-1000

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is VA New Jersey Health Care System's NPI number?

The NPI number for VA New Jersey Health Care System is 1942248695. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 3, 2006.

Where is VA New Jersey Health Care System located?

VA New Jersey Health Care System is located at 385 Tremont Ave, East Orange, NJ 07018. The listed phone number is (973) 676-1000.

What is VA New Jersey Health Care System's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Is VA New Jersey Health Care System a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. VA New Jersey Health Care System is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care - Veterans Administration). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does VA New Jersey Health Care System have?

CMS rates VA New Jersey Health Care System 1 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare, based on measures of safety, patient experience and outcomes. The full measure detail is in the Hospital Quality Ratings section above.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for VA New Jersey Health Care System was last updated on March 3, 2008. NPI Profile syncs with the weekly NPPES data releases published by CMS.