Hospitals & Nursing Homes in Maine

Last updated: December 2025.

At a glance

38
Hospitals
78
Nursing homes

Want to see how Maine compares to the rest of the country? View the ER waits by state report or browse all CareTransparency reports.

Highlights

Top-performing facilities in Maine based on official federal data.

Fastest emergency rooms

Hospitals with shortest typical ER wait times (lower is better):

Hospital City Wait
Northern Light C A Dean Hospital Greenville 1h 30m
Rumford Hospital Rumford 1h 46m
Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln 1h 54m
Bridgton Hospital Bridgton 1h 55m
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill 1h 58m
Mainehealth Stephens Hospital Norway 2h 2m
Redington Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan 2h 10m
Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor 2h 12m
Mainehealth Waldo Hospital Belfast 2h 12m
Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft 2h 16m

Best Registered Nurse (RN) staffing

Nursing homes with most RN hours per resident per day (higher is better):

Nursing home City RN hrs
Maine Veterans Home - Scarborough Scarborough 1.98
Mid Coast Senior Health Center Brunswick 1.89
Maine Veterans Home - Augusta Augusta 1.66
Cedars Nursing Care Center Portland 1.62
Maine Veterans Home - So Paris South Paris 1.61
Maine Veterans Home - Bangor Bangor 1.60
Harbor Hill Center Belfast 1.47
Forest Hill Manor Fort Kent 1.44
Mainegeneral Rehab & Long Term Care - Gray Birch Augusta 1.41
Maine Veterans Home - Caribou Caribou 1.41

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