State of New Jersey
Department of Health
Governor Phil Murphy · Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver
Improving Health Through Leadership and Innovation
Patient safety is directly impacted by the availability of nursing care. To ensure adequate availability of nursing staff, New Jersey law requires hospitals and nursing homes to compile and report information on the number of staff involved in direct patient care.
In addition, hospitals must post staffing information in the facility daily, provide that staffing information when requested by the public, and report their staffing levels to the Department of Health every month.
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New Jersey law requires nursing homes and hospitals to report information on the number of staff involved in direct patient care and to publicly post that information within their facilities. They are further required to report daily staffing levels via a web-based system to the Department of Health. The Department makes this information available to the public on a quarterly basis. |
Shereef Elnahal, M.D., M.B.A.
Commissioner
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625
New Jersey is home to over 2,000 licensed hospitals, nursing homes, and medical care facilities. The New Jersey Department of Health works to ensure that citizens receive appropriate levels of care in every regulated facility.
New Jersey's local and county health departments are community-based public health service and a first point of contact for questions about public health services or health conditions.
