Psychiatric HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Private

Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic

Hackensack Meridian Health · Belle Mead, NJ

252 County Route 601, Belle Mead, NJ 08502(908) 281-1000

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CMS star rating

241

Beds

4,646

Inpatient discharges a year

$105.6M

Net patient revenue a year

About this hospital

Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic is a 241-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Belle Mead, NJ, affiliated with Hackensack Meridian Health.

CCN: 314012
NPI: 1225039399
Website: hackensackmeridianhealth.org
Health system: Hackensack Meridian Health
County: Somerset County
Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction L, Novitas Solutions (12001)
In Medicare since: 1977
Last CMS survey: 2024

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Quality
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Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- 15 services
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Finances
$105.6M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -21.0%
- $37M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by Hackensack Meridian Health Inc
- Private (not for profit)
- Kenneth Esser, chief executive
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
22-1714106Carrier Foundation	54Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ameri Health and 49 more	1225039399 Hmh Carrier Behavioral Health Inc1275158529 Hmh Carrier Behavioral Health Inc1982810248 Hmh Carrier Clinic Incand 2 more

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

252 County Route 601, Belle Mead, NJ 08502

(908) 281-1000

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Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic, beside the US median and the average of NJ hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Inpatient psychiatric care15 measures

Measures CMS reports for the hospital's psychiatric unit or for a psychiatric hospital.

Measure	This hospital	US median	NJ average	CMS comparison	US rank
Follow-up care within 30 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 251 cases	62.5	60.8	63.51		Better than 54% of US hospitals
Follow-up care within 7 days after psychiatric hospitalization2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 251 cases	39	35.5	38.62		Better than 62% of US hospitals
Hours of physical-restraint use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 59,717 cases	0.77	0.05	0.5026		Better than 92% of US hospitals
Hours of seclusion use per 1,000 psychiatric patient hours2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 59,717 cases	0.47	0.03	0.1726		Better than 87% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for and given the flu vaccine2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 214 cases	94	87	86.08		Better than 70% of US hospitals
Medication continuation after psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 344 cases	88.7	78.1	81.3		Better than 91% of US hospitals
Readmitted to any hospital within 30 days of psychiatric discharge2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 618 cases	17.6	19.1	19.51	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 74% of US hospitals
Psychiatric patients screened for metabolic disorders2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 510 cases	82	92	91.73		Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided or offered2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 311 cases	21	74	76.94		Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Alcohol use brief intervention provided2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 79 cases	84	81	81.47		Better than 55% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 224 cases	80	77	88.76		Better than 53% of US hospitals
Alcohol and other drug use disorder treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 224 cases	68	56	79.88		Better than 59% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided or offered at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 200 cases	74	64	68.51		Better than 60% of US hospitals
Tobacco use treatment provided at discharge2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 200 cases	0	4	32.03		The worst result, shared by 31% of US hospitals
Discharged patients who received a transition record with the specified elements2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 711 cases	0	77	71.54		The worst result, shared by 12% of US hospitals

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-08-13, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2009)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
281
Medicare-certified beds
100
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1977
In Medicare since

15 services at Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic

Emergency and trauma: Emergency Psychiatric Care
Surgery: Anesthesia
Imaging: Diagnostic Radiology
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryPediatric Care
Behavioral health: Adult Inpatient Psychiatric CareAlcohol and/or Drug ServiceGeriatric PsychiatricPsychiatric Care of Children and/or Adolescents
Rehabilitation and therapy: OT (Occupational Therapy)PT (Physical Therapy)
Other services: Dietary CareOutpatientPharmacySocial Care

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

4,646
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 12%, Medicaid 0%
63,097
Inpatient days
72% of available bed days used
912
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 836259). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	8,786	147	54,164	63,097
Discharges	540	13	4,093	4,646
Average length of stay	16.3 days	11.3 days	13.2 days	13.6 days
Average daily census	24.1	0.4	148.4	172.9

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	241	63,097	8,786	72%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836259, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Where patients come from

ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 85 in 2020 to 108 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
07724	24	22%	479	$1.7M	2%
07740	13	12%	201	$714,197	1%	1%
08831	13	12%	395	$1.5M	0%	0%
08873	13	12%	167	$592,932	0%
07712	12	11%	164	$657,989	1%
07728	11	10%	169	$610,333	0%
07753	11	10%	170	$629,341	0%
08857	11	10%	238	$852,789	1%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 108 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2024). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

1
Off-site locations

100
Registered nurses
7
Licensed practical nurses
12
Physicians
6
Nurse practitioners
4
Pharmacists
1
Physical therapists
1
Occupational therapists
1
Radiology technicians
3
Laboratory technicians
33
Social workers
494
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic reported to Medicare for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$246M	232.9%
Inpatient	$243.1M	230.1%
Outpatient	$2.9M	2.7%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$140.3M	-132.9%
Net patient revenue	$105.6M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$127.8M	-121.0%
Operating income from patient care	-$22.2M	-21.0%
Other income	$56.1M	53.1%
Other expenses	$3.1M	2.9%
Net income	$37M	35.0%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$4.8M	2.0%
Other payers and self-pay	$241.1M	98.0%
Total charges	$246M	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836259, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic's latest cost report.

-21.0%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
22.9%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
24.7%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
65% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
32.6%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
33.8%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
4.45
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
2.95
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
0 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
40 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
11 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
1.42
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
6.9 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836259, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Dec 2025), across all fund types: $113.5M in total assets and a $109.6M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$10,470	0.0%
Patient receivables, net	$11.5M	10.1%
Inventory	$383,648	0.3%
Total current assets	$17.3M	15.3%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$67M	59.1%
Investments and other assets	$29.1M	25.6%
Total assets	$113.5M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$3.9M	3.4%
Total liabilities	$3.9M	3.4%
Fund balance (net assets)	$109.6M	96.6%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836259, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Net patient revenue	$80.4M	$80.7M	$77.6M	$88.7M	$88.7M	$105.6M
Operating expenses	$87.5M	$93.8M	$89.1M	$94.3M	$109.5M	$127.8M
Operating margin	-8.8%	-16.1%	-14.8%	-6.3%	-23.4%	-21.0%
Net income	$2.2M	$18.5M	$9.9M	$952,649	$825,254	$37M
Total assets	$92.7M	$84M	$75.1M	$73.6M	$75.6M	$113.5M
Discharges	4,377	3,602	2,982	3,535	3,658	4,646
Inpatient days	60,072	51,653	50,125	56,744	57,165	63,097
Medicare Advantage days			8		28
Beds	212	224	232	232	229	241
Employees (FTE)	757	722	718	756	810	912

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836259, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Drugs charged to patients	$1.5M	$3.2M	$5.9M	0.53	1,806
Electroshock therapy	$855,221	$1.9M	$7.9M	0.24	1,791
Laboratory	$85,081	$875,384	$9.6M	0.09	1,434
Physical therapy	$254,132	$430,729	$718,201	0.60	257
Radiology-diagnostic	$131,661	$256,075	$556,153	0.46	685
Transport		$246,196
Medical supplies charged to patient		$38,662
Electrocardiology	$217	$29,570	$771,850	0.04	454

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$47.5M	$92M	$220.5M	0.42	133,420

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Square feet
Employee benefits department	$723,264	$25.6M	5,233
Other administrative and general	$8.8M	$21.5M	10,249
Dietary	$1.5M	$3.9M	14,275
Maintenance & repairs	$1.1M	$3M
Admissions	$2.8M	$2.9M	5,949
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$2.4M	253,657
Operation of plant	$922,998	$2.1M	9,478
Nursing administration	$1.4M	$1.8M	900
Housekeeping	$778,482	$1.6M	1,221
Utilization review	$1.2M	$1.2M	280
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$571,019
Medical records & library	$322,727	$528,006	2,408
Laundry & linen service		$258,980
Patient billing	$210,755	$212,318	180
Cafeteria		$109,500	5,612
Communications		$3,927	600

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836259, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

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How many patients does Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic admit?

Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic reported 4,646 inpatient discharges and 63,097 inpatient days from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How many employees does Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic have?

Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic reported 912 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How much revenue does Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic make?

Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic reported $105.6M in net patient revenue on $246M of gross charges for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025, an operating margin of -21.0%, and net income of $37M.

Who is the CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic?

Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic's Medicare enrollment lists Kenneth Esser as Interim President since 2025.

What is Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic's tax ID (EIN)?

Insurers' price transparency files list Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic under employer identification number 22-1714106 (Carrier Foundation). 54 health plans and networks list 22-1714106 for it.

Is Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic accredited?

Yes. CMS's Provider of Services file lists The Joint Commission as the accrediting organization for Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic, effective 2009.

Who owns Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic?

In its Medicare enrollment, Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic reports Hackensack Meridian Health Inc as 5% or greater indirect ownership interest (100%).

What services does Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic offer?

CMS lists 15 services at Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic, including Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Care, Alcohol and/or Drug Service, Anesthesia, Clinical Laboratory, Diagnostic Radiology, Dietary Care.

Where do Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic's patients come from?

In CMS's 2025 Hospital Service Area file, the most Medicare inpatient stays at Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic came from ZIP codes 07724 (24), 07740 (13), 08831 (13).

How many beds does Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic have?

Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic has 241 beds, including its psychiatric, rehabilitation and other subprovider units, in its latest Medicare cost report. 281 are Medicare-certified beds in CMS's Provider of Services file. Facility type: Psychiatric Hospital.

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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

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Every CMS quality measure

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15 services at Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic

Size and patient volume

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Income statement

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Size and patient volume

Utilization by payer and unit

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