41 hospitals in Maine
As of the July 2026 CMS release, Maine has 41 open hospitals in 32 cities, 35 of them with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 2 hr 36 min, 8 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 11 of the 25 hospitals Medicare rates hold 4 or 5 stars (1 with 5), and the state average is 3.2 stars.
Hospitals
41
in 36 Maine cities
With an ER
35
85% of hospitals
Maine has 41 open hospitals across 36 cities. By type: 18 critical access hospitals, 14 acute care hospitals, 4 psychiatric hospitals, 1 rehabilitation hospital and 1 VA acute care hospital (type not recorded for 3).
Maine's largest hospital cities
Lewiston
2 hospitals · 2 with an ER
- Median ER
- 3 hr 14 min
- Top rated
- St Marys Regional Medical Center (4★)
Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits
Highest Medicare star ratings
- Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor
- Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway
- St Marys Regional Medical CenterLewiston
- York HospitalYork
- Maine General Medical CenterAugusta
- Maine General Medical CenterWaterville
- Down East Community HospitalMachias
- Maine Medical CenterPortland
Shortest median ER visits
- Charles a Dean Memorial HospitalGreenville 1 hr 26 min
- Rumford HospitalRumford 1 hr 44 min
- Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill 1 hr 58 min
- Bridgton HospitalBridgton 1 hr 58 min
- Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway 2 hr 5 min
- Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln 2 hr 7 min
- Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan 2 hr 8 min
- Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor 2 hr 10 min
See every Maine ER ranked by wait · See every Maine hospital ranked by stars · by patient rating · by infections and safety
All Maine cities with hospitals
A
- Augusta (5)
B
- Bangor (4)
- Bar Harbor (2)
- Bath (1)
- Belfast (1)
- Biddeford (1)
- Blue Hill (2)
- Boothbay Harbor (2)
- Bridgton (2)
- Brunswick (2)
D
- Damariscotta (1)
- Damariscotta-Newcastle (1)
- Dover Foxcroft (2)
E
- Ellsworth (1)
F
- Farmington (3)
- Fort Kent (2)
G
- Greenville (1)
H
- Houlton (1)
M
- Machias (2)
- Millinocket (1)
N
- Norway (2)
P
- Pittsfield (2)
- Portland (3)
- Presque Isle (1)
S
- Sanford (1)
- Skowhegan (2)
- South Portland (1)
T
- Togus (1)
W
- Waterville (2)
Y
- York (1)
People and health care in Maine
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024).
Population
1,387,817
Median age 44.8
Hospitals per 100,000
3.0
41 hospitals listed · #14 of 50 states
No health insurance
6.2%
below the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
22.4%
above the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$74,733
U.S. $80,734
What nurses earn in Maine
Questions about hospitals in Maine
How many hospitals are in Maine?
There are 41 open hospitals in Maine across 36 cities. 35 of them have an emergency department.
Which Maine city has the most hospitals?
Augusta, with 5 hospitals. Bangor is next with 4.
How long is the ER wait in Maine?
The median emergency room visit in Maine lasts 2 hr 36 min, 8 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.
How many Maine hospitals have 5 stars?
1 of the 25 Maine hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 11 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 3.2 out of 5.
Hospitals in neighboring states
Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.
Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.