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Hospitals in Maine with the highest patients would recommend

25 Maine hospitals ranked by patients would recommend in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mount Desert Island Hospital, 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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25 hospitals ranked in Maine by patients would recommend; 11 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Patients would recommendhigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Patients' overall ratinghigher is better	Compare
	National average	87	3.3	88
1	Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME · Critical access	96, 99th percentile	5, 97th percentile	94, 97th percentile	Compare Mount Desert Island Hospital
T2	Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care	94, 96th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Northern Light Mercy Hospital
T2	Togus VA Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Veterans Affairs	94, 96th percentile	5, 97th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Togus VA Medical Center
T2	St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · Acute care	94, 96th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare St Joseph Hospital
T5	LincolnHealthDamariscotta, ME · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	94, 97th percentile	Compare LincolnHealth
T5	Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan, ME · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	5, 97th percentile	93, 94th percentile	Compare Redington Fairview General Hospital
T7	Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway, ME · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	5, 97th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Mainehealth Stephens Hospital
T7	Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	5, 97th percentile	94, 97th percentile	Compare Northern Maine Medical Center
T9	St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare St Mary's Regional Medical Center
T9	York HospitalYork, ME · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	5, 97th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare York Hospital
T9	Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast, ME · Critical access	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Mainehealth Waldo Hospital
T12	Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Maine General Medical Center
T12	Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	3, 39th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital
T12	Cary Medical CenterCaribou, ME · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Cary Medical Center
15	Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	3, 39th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
16	Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington, ME · Critical access	88, 56th percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Mainehealth Franklin Hospital
17	Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, ME · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital
18	Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield, ME · Critical access	86, 37th percentile	3, 39th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital
T19	Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care	84, 23rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	84, 13th percentile	Compare Central Maine Medical Center
T19	Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle, ME · Acute care	84, 23rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	86, 27th percentile	Compare Northern Light A R Gould Hospital
T19	Northern Light Mayo HospitalDover Foxcroft, ME · Critical access	84, 23rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	85, 19th percentile	Compare Northern Light Mayo Hospital
T22	Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · Acute care	83, 18th percentile	3, 39th percentile	83, 8th percentile	Compare Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
T22	Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME · Critical access	83, 18th percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare Bridgton Hospital
T22	Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton, ME · Critical access	83, 18th percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare Houlton Regional Hospital
25	Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth, ME · Acute care	82, 13th percentile	3, 39th percentile	84, 13th percentile	Compare Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital

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