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Hospitals in Maine with the highest patient survey star rating

25 Maine hospitals ranked by patient survey star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mainehealth Stephens Hospital, Togus VA Medical Center, York Hospital. 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 patient survey star rating; 11 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterOverall 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
T1Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway, ME · Critical access54—12.4%15.0%—125 min—25Compare
T1Togus VA Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Veterans Affairs5413.8%10.3%14.7%0.95——841Compare
T1York HospitalYork, ME · Acute care5411.3%13.0%14.8%0.92166 min0.9579Compare
T1Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan, ME · Critical access52—14.3%14.5%—128 min—25Compare
T1Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME · Critical access5———14.6%—130 min—25Compare
T1Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · Critical access5—12.6%9.7%——140 min—25Compare
T7Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Acute care4412.7%15.1%14.4%0.95187 min0.92287Compare
T7Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care44—11.6%13.9%0.89208 min1.00230Compare
T7St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care44—12.0%14.7%1.22135 min0.97233Compare
T7Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton, ME · Critical access43——14.1%—194 min—25Compare
T7LincolnHealthDamariscotta, ME · Critical access43—12.4%14.4%—144 min—25Compare
T7Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington, ME · Critical access43——15.1%—170 min—25Compare
T7Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, ME · Acute care4312.2%11.4%15.3%0.93158 min0.92109Compare
T7Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast, ME · Critical access43—14.9%15.0%—152 min—25Compare
T7St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · Acute care4313.0%14.6%15.6%1.06186 min0.92112Compare
T7Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle, ME · Acute care42—12.4%15.0%1.10200 min0.8689Compare
T7Cary Medical CenterCaribou, ME · Acute care41—13.9%15.0%0.96141 min0.8465Compare
T18Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · Acute care3512.0%11.4%13.4%0.80219 min0.99411Compare
T18Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care3410.9%12.0%14.5%0.98253 min1.02250Compare
T18Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · Acute care3412.9%13.7%14.2%1.02207 min1.02606Compare
T18Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME · Critical access33—12.5%15.3%—118 min—25Compare
T18Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · Acute care3313.7%12.0%15.5%0.98196 min0.9092Compare
T18Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth, ME · Acute care3311.6%11.2%15.3%0.90206 min0.8764Compare
T18Northern Light Mayo HospitalDover Foxcroft, ME · Critical access32——15.4%—144 min—25Compare
T18Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield, ME · Critical access32——15.3%—187 min—25Compare

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.

Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality 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).