Maine hospitals: 36 Medicare-certified, source-cited CMS quality data.
Fonteum tracks 36 Medicare-certified hospitals in Maine in this snapshot, with available CMS rating, hospital-type, ownership, and emergency-services fields. Facility pages identify the CMS Hospital General Information dataset and snapshot 2026-05-07; individual facts are not signed.
Reviewed by Jennifer Montecillo, MD, medical reviewer. Non-practicing medical reviewer. Last reviewed: June 2026 · Next review: December 2026.
Maine hospitals at a glance
Type, ownership, emergency-services availability, and CMS overall-rating distribution across Maine’s 36 Medicare-certified hospitals.
By hospital type
| Critical Access Hospitals | 18 |
| Acute Care Hospitals | 13 |
| Psychiatric | 4 |
| Acute Care - Veterans Administration | 1 |
By ownership
| Voluntary non-profit - Private | 22 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Church | 3 |
| Government - Local | 2 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Other | 2 |
| Government - Hospital District or Authority | 2 |
By CMS overall star rating
| 4 of 5 ★ | 9 |
| 3 of 5 ★ | 4 |
| 2 of 5 ★ | 8 |
Hospitals in Maine, ranked by CMS overall rating
21 of 36 Maine hospitals carry a CMS overall star rating (state average 3.05 of 5). The table is an unlinked state inventory.
| Hospital | City | Overall (of 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Medical Center | Lewiston | 4 / 5 |
| Lincolnhealth | Damariscotta | 4 / 5 |
| Maine General Medical Center | Augusta | 4 / 5 |
| Mainehealth Maine Medical Center | Portland | 4 / 5 |
| Mainehealth Stephens Hospital | Norway | 4 / 5 |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital | Millinocket | 4 / 5 |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center | Bangor | 4 / 5 |
| Redington Fairview General Hospital | Skowhegan | 4 / 5 |
| Togus Va Medical Center | Augusta | 4 / 5 |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital | Portland | 3 / 5 |
| St Joseph Hospital | Bangor | 3 / 5 |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center | Lewiston | 3 / 5 |
| York Hospital | York | 3 / 5 |
| Cary Medical Center | Caribou | 2 / 5 |
| Houlton Regional Hospital | Houlton | 2 / 5 |
| Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital | Brunswick | 2 / 5 |
| Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital | Rockport | 2 / 5 |
| Mainehealth Waldo Hospital | Belfast | 2 / 5 |
| Northern Light A R Gould Hospital | Presque Isle | 2 / 5 |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital | Ellsworth | 2 / 5 |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital | Dover Foxcroft | 2 / 5 |
| Bridgton Hospital | Bridgton | — |
| Calais Community Hospital | Calais | — |
| Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center | Bangor | — |
| Down East Community Hospital | Machias | — |
| Mainehealth Behavioral Health At Spring Harbor | Westbrook | — |
| Mainehealth Franklin Hospital | Farmington | — |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital | Bar Harbor | — |
| Northern Light Acadia Hospital | Bangor | — |
| Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital | Blue Hill | — |
| Northern Light C A Dean Hospital | Greenville | — |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital | Pittsfield | — |
| Northern Maine Medical Center | Fort Kent | — |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital | Lincoln | — |
| Riverview Psychiatric Center | Augusta | — |
| Rumford Hospital | Rumford | — |
Maine hospitals — FAQ
- How many Medicare-certified hospitals are in Maine?
- 36 Medicare-certified hospitals operate in Maine as of the CMS Hospital General Information snapshot (2026-05-07). 21 carry a CMS overall star rating, averaging 3.05 of 5.
- What kinds of hospitals does Maine have?
- Maine's hospitals break down by CMS hospital type (acute care, critical access, children's, psychiatric and more) and by ownership (government, proprietary, and voluntary non-profit). 88.9% offer emergency services. The breakdown tables on this page aggregate every facility CMS lists in the state.
- What does the CMS overall star rating mean?
- The CMS overall hospital rating (1–5 stars) summarizes performance across measure groups such as mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care. CMS does not rate every hospital; facilities below the reporting threshold show no rating and are excluded from the state average rather than counted as zero.
- Where does this hospital data come from and how current is it?
- The displayed fields come from the CMS Hospital General Information file, source-modified 2026-01-26. Record-level provenance can be null; cross-check a consequential facility record at Medicare.gov.
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