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Hospitals in Maine with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

31 Maine hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, Northern Light Mercy Hospital, Houlton Regional Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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31 hospitals ranked in Maine by hospital-wide readmission rate; 5 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average15.0%3.311.9%11.1%1.00162 min1.00
1Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · Acute care13.4%5312.0%11.4%0.80219 min0.99411Compare
2Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care13.9%44—11.6%0.89208 min1.00230Compare
3Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton, ME · Critical access14.1%34———194 min—25Compare
4Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · Acute care14.2%4312.9%13.7%1.02207 min1.02606Compare
T5Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Acute care14.4%4412.7%15.1%0.95187 min0.92287Compare
T5LincolnHealthDamariscotta, ME · Critical access14.4%34—12.4%—144 min—25Compare
T7Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care14.5%4310.9%12.0%0.98253 min1.02250Compare
T7Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan, ME · Critical access14.5%25—14.3%—128 min—25Compare
T9Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME · Critical access14.6%—5———130 min—25Compare
T9Northern Light C A Dean HospitalGreenville, ME · Critical access14.6%—————86 min—25Compare
T11Down East Community HospitalMachias, ME · Critical access14.7%4————195 min—25Compare
T11St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care14.7%44—12.0%1.22135 min0.97233Compare
T11Togus VA Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Veterans Affairs14.7%4513.8%10.3%0.95——841Compare
T14York HospitalYork, ME · Acute care14.8%4511.3%13.0%0.92166 min0.9579Compare
T14Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln, ME · Critical access14.8%—————127 min—25Compare
T16Millinocket Regional HospitalMillinocket, ME · Critical access14.9%——13.9%————25Compare
T16Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill, ME · Critical access14.9%—————118 min—25Compare
T18Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway, ME · Critical access15.0%45—12.4%—125 min—25Compare
T18Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast, ME · Critical access15.0%34—14.9%—152 min—25Compare
T18Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle, ME · Acute care15.0%24—12.4%1.10200 min0.8689Compare
T18Cary Medical CenterCaribou, ME · Acute care15.0%14—13.9%0.96141 min0.8465Compare
T18Calais Community HospitalCalais, ME · Critical access15.0%—————154 min—25Compare
T18Rumford HospitalRumford, ME · Critical access15.0%—————104 min—25Compare
24Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington, ME · Critical access15.1%34———170 min—25Compare
T25Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME · Critical access15.3%33—12.5%—118 min—25Compare
T25Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, ME · Acute care15.3%3412.2%11.4%0.93158 min0.92109Compare
T25Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth, ME · Acute care15.3%3311.6%11.2%0.90206 min0.8764Compare
T25Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield, ME · Critical access15.3%23———187 min—25Compare
29Northern Light Mayo HospitalDover Foxcroft, ME · Critical access15.4%23———144 min—25Compare
30Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · Acute care15.5%3313.7%12.0%0.98196 min0.9092Compare
31St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · Acute care15.6%3413.0%14.6%1.06186 min0.92112Compare

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.

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.
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.
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).