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Top-rated hospitals in Maine

24 Maine hospitals ranked by overall star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, Northern Light Mercy Hospital, Togus VA Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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24 hospitals ranked in Maine by overall star rating; 12 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · Acute care5312.0%11.4%13.4%0.80219 min0.99411Compare
T2Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care44—11.6%13.9%0.89208 min1.00230Compare
T2Togus VA Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Veterans Affairs4513.8%10.3%14.7%0.95——841Compare
T2York HospitalYork, ME · Acute care4511.3%13.0%14.8%0.92166 min0.9579Compare
T2Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Acute care4412.7%15.1%14.4%0.95187 min0.92287Compare
T2Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway, ME · Critical access45—12.4%15.0%—125 min—25Compare
T2St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care44—12.0%14.7%1.22135 min0.97233Compare
T2Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · Acute care4312.9%13.7%14.2%1.02207 min1.02606Compare
T2Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care4310.9%12.0%14.5%0.98253 min1.02250Compare
T2Down East Community HospitalMachias, ME · Critical access4———14.7%—195 min—25Compare
T11LincolnHealthDamariscotta, ME · Critical access34—12.4%14.4%—144 min—25Compare
T11St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · Acute care3413.0%14.6%15.6%1.06186 min0.92112Compare
T11Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast, ME · Critical access34—14.9%15.0%—152 min—25Compare
T11Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington, ME · Critical access34——15.1%—170 min—25Compare
T11Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton, ME · Critical access34——14.1%—194 min—25Compare
T11Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · Acute care3313.7%12.0%15.5%0.98196 min0.9092Compare
T11Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, ME · Acute care3412.2%11.4%15.3%0.93158 min0.92109Compare
T11Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME · Critical access33—12.5%15.3%—118 min—25Compare
T11Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth, ME · Acute care3311.6%11.2%15.3%0.90206 min0.8764Compare
T20Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan, ME · Critical access25—14.3%14.5%—128 min—25Compare
T20Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield, ME · Critical access23——15.3%—187 min—25Compare
T20Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle, ME · Acute care24—12.4%15.0%1.10200 min0.8689Compare
T20Northern Light Mayo HospitalDover Foxcroft, ME · Critical access23——15.4%—144 min—25Compare
24Cary Medical CenterCaribou, ME · Acute care14—13.9%15.0%0.96141 min0.8465Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).