New Jersey Certificate of Need filings by service and county
370+ New Jersey filings in the file since 2016, grouped by what was requested and where. Counts are taken from the file dated October 29, 2026. 97% of decided filings were approved. The median filing took about seven months from filing to decision.
By service or type
The fifteen largest groups, using New Jersey's own categories where the state prints them.
| Service or type | Rows | Approved | Denied | Pending | Approval rate | Median days to decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted living | 126 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 259 |
| Extension of time | 73 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 209 |
| Psychiatric beds | 48 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 91% | 200 |
| Transfer of ownership | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 337 |
| Other | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90% | 183 |
| Acute care hospital | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 307 |
| Nursing home beds | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 317 |
| NICU | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% | |
| Change in cost or scope | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| Pediatric intensive care beds | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 181 |
| Rehabilitation | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acute care beds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Long term acute care hospital | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hospital closure | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Transplant service | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
By county
The fifteen counties with the most filings.
| County | Rows | Approved | Denied | Pending | Approval rate | Median days to decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 39 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 200 |
| Middlesex | 38 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 97% | 298 |
| Essex | 34 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 200 |
| Morris | 31 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 96% | 200 |
| Monmouth | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 334 |
| Ocean | 27 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 95% | 200 |
| Passaic | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 190 |
| Hudson | 19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 454 |
| Somerset | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 233 |
| Mercer | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 182 |
| Gloucester | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 303 |
| Camden | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90% | 288 |
| Burlington | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 91% | 200 |
| Salem | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 200 |
| Cumberland | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 200 |
The most recent decisions
| Number | Applicant | Service or type | County | Decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09393-04 | West Jersey Hospital | NICU | Camden | Oct 16, 2026 | Approved |
| 2024-09358-19 | Sparta Senior Living LLC | Assisted living | Sussex | Oct 2, 2026 | Approved |
| 2025-11401-04 | Avalon Cherry Hill LLC | Assisted living | Camden | Sep 18, 2026 | Approved |
| 2025-12405-02 | Montvale OpCo, LLC | Assisted living | Bergen | Sep 18, 2026 | Approved |
| 2024-10361-07 | Clara Maass Medical Center | Psychiatric beds | Essex | Sep 11, 2026 | Approved |
| 2024-11364-13 | Jersey Shore University Medical Center | NICU | Monmouth | Sep 11, 2026 | Approved |
| 2026-05407-17 | Inspira Medical Center Mannington | Acute care beds | Salem | Sep 4, 2026 | Approved |
| 2026-05408-17 | Inspira Medical Center Elmer | Acute care beds | Salem | Sep 4, 2026 | Approved |
| 2025-07386-14 | Morristown Medical Center | Psychiatric beds | Morris | Aug 10, 2026 | Denied |
| 2025-02370-14 | Prime Healthcare Services Saint Clare's LLC | Nursing home beds | Morris | Jul 20, 2026 | Approved |
| 2025-06382-15 | Praesum Healthcare Services, LLC | Extension of time | Ocean | Jul 15, 2026 | Approved |
| 2025-08389-18 | Peapack Senior Living, Inc. | Assisted living | Somerset | Jul 10, 2026 | Approved |
Numbers link to the state document for that decision where one is posted. Approval rate counts approvals and denials only and is shown where a group has at least five decided filings.
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