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Hospitals in Maine with the highest patients' overall rating

25 Maine hospitals ranked by patients' overall rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: LincolnHealth, Mount Desert Island Hospital, Northern Maine Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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25 hospitals ranked in Maine by patients' overall rating; 11 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Patients' overall ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Patients would recommendhigher is better	Compare
	National average	88	3.3	87
T1	LincolnHealthDamariscotta, ME · Critical access	94, 97th percentile	4, 76th percentile	93, 92nd percentile	Compare LincolnHealth
T1	Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME · Critical access	94, 97th percentile	5, 97th percentile	96, 99th percentile	Compare Mount Desert Island Hospital
T1	Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · Critical access	94, 97th percentile	5, 97th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Northern Maine Medical Center
4	Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan, ME · Critical access	93, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	93, 92nd percentile	Compare Redington Fairview General Hospital
T5	Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care	92, 89th percentile	4, 76th percentile	94, 96th percentile	Compare Northern Light Mercy Hospital
T5	Togus VA Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Veterans Affairs	92, 89th percentile	5, 97th percentile	94, 96th percentile	Compare Togus VA Medical Center
T5	York HospitalYork, ME · Acute care	92, 89th percentile	5, 97th percentile	91, 80th percentile	Compare York Hospital
T5	St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · Acute care	92, 89th percentile	4, 76th percentile	94, 96th percentile	Compare St Joseph Hospital
T9	Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Acute care	91, 82nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Maine General Medical Center
T9	Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway, ME · Critical access	91, 82nd percentile	5, 97th percentile	92, 87th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Stephens Hospital
T11	Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast, ME · Critical access	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 80th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Waldo Hospital
T11	Cary Medical CenterCaribou, ME · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Cary Medical Center
T13	St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care	89, 61st percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 80th percentile	Compare St Mary's Regional Medical Center
T13	Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington, ME · Critical access	89, 61st percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 56th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Franklin Hospital
T13	Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield, ME · Critical access	89, 61st percentile	3, 39th percentile	86, 37th percentile	Compare Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital
T16	Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	3, 39th percentile	89, 64th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
T16	Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton, ME · Critical access	88, 48th percentile	4, 76th percentile	83, 18th percentile	Compare Houlton Regional Hospital
T16	Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	3, 39th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital
T16	Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, ME · Acute care	88, 48th percentile	4, 76th percentile	87, 46th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital
20	Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME · Critical access	87, 37th percentile	3, 39th percentile	83, 18th percentile	Compare Bridgton Hospital
21	Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle, ME · Acute care	86, 27th percentile	4, 76th percentile	84, 23rd percentile	Compare Northern Light A R Gould Hospital
22	Northern Light Mayo HospitalDover Foxcroft, ME · Critical access	85, 19th percentile	3, 39th percentile	84, 23rd percentile	Compare Northern Light Mayo Hospital
T23	Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care	84, 13th percentile	3, 39th percentile	84, 23rd percentile	Compare Central Maine Medical Center
T23	Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth, ME · Acute care	84, 13th percentile	3, 39th percentile	82, 13th percentile	Compare Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
25	Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · Acute care	83, 8th percentile	3, 39th percentile	83, 18th percentile	Compare Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

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.

Patients' overall rating: HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).
Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Patients would recommend: HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).