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Hospitals in Maine with the lowest time in emergency department

30 Maine hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Northern Light C A Dean Hospital, Rumford Hospital, Bridgton Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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30 hospitals ranked in Maine by time in emergency department; 6 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Left ED without being seenlower is better	Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better	Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better	Compare
	National average	162 min	2.0%	65.0%	78.0%
1	Northern Light C A Dean HospitalGreenville, ME · Critical access	86 min, 96th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	96.0%, 92nd percentile	Compare Northern Light C A Dean Hospital
2	Rumford HospitalRumford, ME · Critical access	104 min, 87th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	94.0%, 85th percentile	Compare Rumford Hospital
T3	Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME · Critical access	118 min, 76th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	97.0%, 94th percentile	Compare Bridgton Hospital
T3	Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill, ME · Critical access	118 min, 76th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	55.0%, 27th percentile	98.0%, 97th percentile	Compare Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
5	Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway, ME · Critical access	125 min, 70th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	89.0%, 70th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Stephens Hospital
6	Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln, ME · Critical access	127 min, 68th percentile	2.0%, 32nd percentile	57.0%, 30th percentile	98.0%, 97th percentile	Compare Penobscot Valley Hospital
7	Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan, ME · Critical access	128 min, 67th percentile	2.0%, 32nd percentile	84.0%, 91st percentile	100.0%, 100th percentile	Compare Redington Fairview General Hospital
8	Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME · Critical access	130 min, 65th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	81.0%, 87th percentile	97.0%, 94th percentile	Compare Mount Desert Island Hospital
9	St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care	135 min, 61st percentile	3.0%, 17th percentile	74.0%, 72nd percentile	97.0%, 94th percentile	Compare St Mary's Regional Medical Center
10	Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · Critical access	140 min, 56th percentile	—	91.0%, 98th percentile	99.0%, 99th percentile	Compare Northern Maine Medical Center
11	Cary Medical CenterCaribou, ME · Acute care	141 min, 55th percentile	3.0%, 17th percentile	66.0%, 52nd percentile	99.0%, 99th percentile	Compare Cary Medical Center
T12	LincolnHealthDamariscotta, ME · Critical access	144 min, 53rd percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	89.0%, 70th percentile	Compare LincolnHealth
T12	Northern Light Mayo HospitalDover Foxcroft, ME · Critical access	144 min, 53rd percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	78.0%, 81st percentile	100.0%, 100th percentile	Compare Northern Light Mayo Hospital
14	Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast, ME · Critical access	152 min, 48th percentile	2.0%, 32nd percentile	—	93.0%, 81st percentile	Compare Mainehealth Waldo Hospital
15	Calais Community HospitalCalais, ME · Critical access	154 min, 46th percentile	3.0%, 17th percentile	—	98.0%, 97th percentile	Compare Calais Community Hospital
16	Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, ME · Acute care	158 min, 43rd percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	76.0%, 77th percentile	91.0%, 75th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital
17	York HospitalYork, ME · Acute care	166 min, 38th percentile	2.0%, 32nd percentile	67.0%, 54th percentile	100.0%, 100th percentile	Compare York Hospital
18	Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington, ME · Critical access	170 min, 35th percentile	2.0%, 32nd percentile	72.0%, 67th percentile	99.0%, 99th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Franklin Hospital
19	St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · Acute care	186 min, 26th percentile	4.0%, 9th percentile	68.0%, 57th percentile	81.0%, 53rd percentile	Compare St Joseph Hospital
T20	Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · Acute care	187 min, 26th percentile	5.0%, 5th percentile	41.0%, 9th percentile	93.0%, 81st percentile	Compare Maine General Medical Center
T20	Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield, ME · Critical access	187 min, 26th percentile	7.0%, 2nd percentile	35.0%, 5th percentile	99.0%, 99th percentile	Compare Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital
22	Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton, ME · Critical access	194 min, 22nd percentile	2.0%, 32nd percentile	72.0%, 67th percentile	99.0%, 99th percentile	Compare Houlton Regional Hospital
23	Down East Community HospitalMachias, ME · Critical access	195 min, 21st percentile	5.0%, 5th percentile	48.0%, 16th percentile	98.0%, 97th percentile	Compare Down East Community Hospital
24	Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · Acute care	196 min, 21st percentile	2.0%, 32nd percentile	75.0%, 74th percentile	95.0%, 88th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital
25	Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle, ME · Acute care	200 min, 19th percentile	5.0%, 5th percentile	61.0%, 39th percentile	98.0%, 97th percentile	Compare Northern Light A R Gould Hospital
26	Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth, ME · Acute care	206 min, 16th percentile	5.0%, 5th percentile	36.0%, 5th percentile	99.0%, 99th percentile	Compare Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
27	Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · Acute care	207 min, 16th percentile	3.0%, 17th percentile	63.0%, 44th percentile	99.0%, 99th percentile	Compare Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
28	Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care	208 min, 15th percentile	3.0%, 17th percentile	43.0%, 11th percentile	98.0%, 97th percentile	Compare Northern Light Mercy Hospital
29	Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · Acute care	219 min, 12th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	62.0%, 42nd percentile	99.0%, 99th percentile	Compare Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
30	Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · Acute care	253 min, 5th percentile	6.0%, 3rd percentile	71.0%, 64th percentile	93.0%, 81st percentile	Compare Central 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.

Time in emergency department: Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Left ED without being seen: Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
Appropriate sepsis care: Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
Health care workers vaccinated for flu: Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.