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Fastest to slowest ER wait times in Maine, by hospital
Times are for patients treated and sent home, not admitted. The bar shows each ER against the slowest in the state; the tick marks the Maine median.
How to read this list
Each time is the median for a full year, so half of visits were shorter and half longer. Busy hospitals treat sicker patients, so a longer time is not by itself a mark against a hospital. "Left before seen" is the share of patients who walked out before a clinician saw them. How this measure works.
Showing the 25 shortest of 30 hospitals
| # | Hospital | Median visit | Left before seen | ER volume | CMS rating |
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| 1 | Charles a Dean Memorial HospitalGreenville 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 26 min 1 hr 9 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 2 | Rumford HospitalRumford 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 49 min 46 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 3 | Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 50 min 45 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 4 | Bridgton HospitalBridgton 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 1 hr 53 min 42 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 5 | MaineHealth Stephens HospitalNorway 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 9 min 26 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 6 | Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln 2% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 10 min 25 min faster | 2% | Low | Not rated |
| 7 | Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 11 min 24 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 8 | LincolnHealthBoothbay Harbor 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 12 min 23 min faster | 1% | Low | |
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| 9 | Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 14 min 21 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 10 | St Marys Regional Medical CenterLewiston 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 15 min 20 min faster | 3% | Medium | |
| 11 | Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent | 2 hr 17 min 18 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 12 | Waldo County General HospitalBelfast 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 25 min 10 min faster | 2% | Low | |
| 13 | Cary Medical CenterCaribou 3% left before seen Low volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 26 min 9 min faster | 3% | Low | |
| 14 | Mayo Regional HospitalDover Foxcroft 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 33 min 2 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 15 | Calais Regional HospitalCalais 3% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 34 min 1 min faster | 3% | Low | Not rated |
| 16 | Penobscot Bay Medical CenterRockport 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 36 min 1 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 17 | York HospitalYork 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 38 min 3 min slower | 2% | Low | |
| 18 | Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 47 min 12 min slower | 2% | Low | |
| 19 | MaineHealth Franklin HospitalFarmington 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 54 min 19 min slower | 2% | Low | |
| 20 | St Joseph HospitalBangor 4% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 56 min 21 min slower | 4% | Medium | |
| 21 | Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield 7% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 3 min 28 min slower | 7% | Low | |
| 22 | Maine General Medical CenterAugusta 5% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 6 min 31 min slower | 5% | High | |
| 23 | Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 10 min 35 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 24 | Down East Community HospitalMachias 5% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 13 min 38 min slower | 5% | Low | |
| 25 | Northern Light a R Gould HospitalPresque Isle 5% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 20 min 45 min slower | 5% | Low | |
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| 26 | Mercy HospitalPortland 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 26 min 51 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 27 | Maine Coast Memorial HospitalEllsworth 5% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 28 min 53 min slower | 5% | Low | |
| 28 | Maine Medical CenterPortland 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 32 min 57 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 29 | Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 37 min 1 hr 2 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 30 | Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston 6% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 57 min 1 hr 22 min slower | 6% | High | |
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ER wait times in Maine's largest cities
Median visit time across the hospitals listed in each city. Open a city's page, or filter the list above.
| City | ERs | Median | Shortest in the city |
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| Lewiston | 2 | 3 hr 6 min | St Marys Regional Medical Center · 2 hr 15 min |
| Bangor | 2 | 3 hr 16 min | St Joseph Hospital · 2 hr 56 min |
| Portland | 2 | 3 hr 29 min | Mercy Hospital · 3 hr 26 min |
Questions about Maine ER wait times
Which Maine ER has the shortest wait?
Charles a Dean Memorial Hospital in Greenville, with a median visit of 1 hr 26 min. Rumford Hospital in Rumford is next at 1 hr 49 min.
Which Maine ER has the longest wait?
Central Maine Medical Center, at 3 hr 57 min. The busiest emergency departments tend to have the longest visits because they treat more patients and more complex cases.
How long is the average ER visit in Maine?
The median is 2 hr 35 min, 6 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 29 min. 4 of 30 Maine ERs come in under two hours and 0 take four hours or more.
Are these live wait times?
No. They are 12-month medians for patients who were treated and sent home, published by CMS. They show what is typical, not what is happening tonight. In an emergency, call 911.
Why are big hospitals slower?
Low-volume Maine ERs have a median visit of 2 hr 26 min. High and very-high-volume ERs come in at 3 hr 32 min. Large hospitals see more patients and sicker ones, and many are trauma centers.
ER wait times in neighboring states
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Source: CMS Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting, measure OP-18b (median time from ED arrival to departure for discharged patients), published October 2026. Updated when CMS publishes new data.
Hospitals with too few cases to report are not listed; they still have a page in the Maine hospital directory. Campuses that CMS reports under one facility number appear once. Not affiliated with CMS.