St. Mary’s General Hospital is a 307-bed community hospital that unites the legacies of three former Passaic hospitals consolidated in 2007 into the city’s last remaining full-service hospital serving Passaic and neighboring communities. The hospital received the Healthgrades 2026 “Patient Safety Excellence Award,” placing it in the top 10% of hospitals nationwide for patient safety and one of only 14 hospitals in New Jersey to earn this distinction, based on lower rates of hospital-acquired infections, procedural complications and in-hospital falls. St. Mary’s General Hospital is the only hospital in Passaic County to earn multiple consecutive “A” hospital safety grades from The Leapfrog Group, and was named high-performing in heart failure care by U.S. News & World Report in 2025-2026. In late 2024, the hospital launched a center for robotic surgery with the da Vinci Xi surgical system, enabling minimally invasive procedures with enhanced precision across general surgery, gynecology, bariatric surgery, gastrointestinal surgery and cardiothoracic surgery. The hospital also implemented “FastTrackCare,” an online emergency room reservation platform allowing patients with non-life-threatening conditions to wait at home until their scheduled arrival time, reducing uncertainty and improving patient flow. Since Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare’s acquisition in 2014, the hospital has received more than $80 million in investments including $30 million in capital improvements to strengthen its role as a safety-net provider.
