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Hospitals in Maine with the lowest time in emergency department

30 Maine hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Northern Light C A Dean Hospital, Rumford Hospital, Bridgton Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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30 hospitals ranked in Maine by time in emergency department; 6 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalTime in emergency departmentlower is betterOverall 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 betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average162 min3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.001.00
1Northern Light C A Dean HospitalGreenville, ME · Critical access86 min————14.6%——25Compare
2Rumford HospitalRumford, ME · Critical access104 min————15.0%——25Compare
T3Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME · Critical access118 min33—12.5%15.3%——25Compare
T3Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill, ME · Critical access118 min————14.9%——25Compare
5Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway, ME · Critical access125 min45—12.4%15.0%——25Compare
6Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln, ME · Critical access127 min————14.8%——25Compare
7Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan, ME · Critical access128 min25—14.3%14.5%——25Compare
8Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME · Critical access130 min—5——14.6%——25Compare
9St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care135 min44—12.0%14.7%1.220.97233Compare
10Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · Critical access140 min—512.6%9.7%———25Compare
11Cary Medical CenterCaribou, ME · Acute care141 min14—13.9%15.0%0.960.8465Compare
T12LincolnHealthDamariscotta, ME · Critical access144 min34—12.4%14.4%——25Compare
T12Northern Light Mayo HospitalDover Foxcroft, ME · Critical access144 min23——15.4%——25Compare
14Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast, ME · Critical access152 min34—14.9%15.0%——25Compare
15Calais Community HospitalCalais, ME · Critical access154 min————15.0%——25Compare
16Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, ME · Acute care158 min3412.2%11.4%15.3%0.930.92109Compare
17York HospitalYork, ME · Acute care166 min4511.3%13.0%14.8%0.920.9579Compare
18Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington, ME · Critical access170 min34——15.1%——25Compare
19St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · Acute care186 min3413.0%14.6%15.6%1.060.92112Compare
T20Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Acute care187 min4412.7%15.1%14.4%0.950.92287Compare
T20Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield, ME · Critical access187 min23——15.3%——25Compare
22Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton, ME · Critical access194 min34——14.1%——25Compare
23Down East Community HospitalMachias, ME · Critical access195 min4———14.7%——25Compare
24Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · Acute care196 min3313.7%12.0%15.5%0.980.9092Compare
25Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle, ME · Acute care200 min24—12.4%15.0%1.100.8689Compare
26Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth, ME · Acute care206 min3311.6%11.2%15.3%0.900.8764Compare
27Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · Acute care207 min4312.9%13.7%14.2%1.021.02606Compare
28Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care208 min44—11.6%13.9%0.891.00230Compare
29Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · Acute care219 min5312.0%11.4%13.4%0.800.99411Compare
30Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care253 min4310.9%12.0%14.5%0.981.02250Compare

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.

Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
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).
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).