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Hospitals in Maine with the highest appropriate sepsis care

23 Maine hospitals ranked by appropriate sepsis care in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Northern Maine Medical Center, Redington Fairview General Hospital, Mount Desert Island Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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23 hospitals ranked in Maine by appropriate sepsis care; 13 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	65.0%		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
1	Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · Critical access	91.0%, 98th percentile	—	5, 97th percentile	12.6%, 23rd percentile	9.7%, 75th percentile	—	—	140 min, 56th percentile	—	25	Compare Northern Maine Medical Center
2	Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan, ME · Critical access	84.0%, 91st percentile	2, 17th percentile	5, 97th percentile	—	14.3%, 6th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	—	128 min, 67th percentile	—	25	Compare Redington Fairview General Hospital
3	Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME · Critical access	81.0%, 87th percentile	—	5, 97th percentile	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	—	130 min, 65th percentile	—	25	Compare Mount Desert Island Hospital
4	Northern Light Mayo HospitalDover Foxcroft, ME · Critical access	78.0%, 81st percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	—	15.4%, 23rd percentile	—	144 min, 53rd percentile	—	25	Compare Northern Light Mayo Hospital
5	Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, ME · Acute care	76.0%, 77th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	158 min, 43rd percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	109	Compare Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital
6	Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · Acute care	75.0%, 74th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.7%, 6th percentile	12.0%, 30th percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	196 min, 21st percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	92	Compare Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital
7	St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care	74.0%, 72nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.0%, 30th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	1.22, 9th percentile	135 min, 61st percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	233	Compare St Mary's Regional Medical Center
T8	Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton, ME · Critical access	72.0%, 67th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	—	14.1%, 91st percentile	—	194 min, 22nd percentile	—	25	Compare Houlton Regional Hospital
T8	Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington, ME · Critical access	72.0%, 67th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	—	15.1%, 40th percentile	—	170 min, 35th percentile	—	25	Compare Mainehealth Franklin Hospital
10	Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care	71.0%, 64th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	12.0%, 30th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.98, 41st percentile	253 min, 5th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	250	Compare Central Maine Medical Center
11	St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · Acute care	68.0%, 57th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	14.6%, 5th percentile	15.6%, 16th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	186 min, 26th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	112	Compare St Joseph Hospital
12	York HospitalYork, ME · Acute care	67.0%, 54th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	5, 97th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	166 min, 38th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	79	Compare York Hospital
13	Cary Medical CenterCaribou, ME · Acute care	66.0%, 52nd percentile	1, 3rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	13.9%, 8th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	141 min, 55th percentile	0.84, 96th percentile	65	Compare Cary Medical Center
14	Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · Acute care	63.0%, 44th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	13.7%, 10th percentile	14.2%, 89th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	207 min, 16th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	606	Compare Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
15	Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · Acute care	62.0%, 42nd percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	13.4%, 98th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	219 min, 12th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	411	Compare Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
16	Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle, ME · Acute care	61.0%, 39th percentile	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.4%, 23rd percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	1.10, 19th percentile	200 min, 19th percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	89	Compare Northern Light A R Gould Hospital
17	Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln, ME · Critical access	57.0%, 30th percentile	—	—	—	—	14.8%, 61st percentile	—	127 min, 68th percentile	—	25	Compare Penobscot Valley Hospital
18	Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill, ME · Critical access	55.0%, 27th percentile	—	—	—	—	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	118 min, 76th percentile	—	25	Compare Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
19	Down East Community HospitalMachias, ME · Critical access	48.0%, 16th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	—	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	195 min, 21st percentile	—	25	Compare Down East Community Hospital
20	Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care	43.0%, 11th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	11.6%, 37th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.89, 75th percentile	208 min, 15th percentile	1.00, 44th percentile	230	Compare Northern Light Mercy Hospital
21	Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Acute care	41.0%, 9th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.7%, 21st percentile	15.1%, 3rd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	187 min, 26th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	287	Compare Maine General Medical Center
22	Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth, ME · Acute care	36.0%, 5th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	11.2%, 46th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	206 min, 16th percentile	0.87, 93rd percentile	64	Compare Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
23	Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield, ME · Critical access	35.0%, 5th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	—	15.3%, 28th percentile	—	187 min, 26th percentile	—	25	Compare Northern Light Sebasticook Valley 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.

Appropriate sepsis care: Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
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).
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).