Hospitals & Nursing Homes in Maine

Last updated: March 2026.

At a glance

36
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 42m
Bridgton Hospital Bridgton 1h 56m
Mainehealth Stephens Hospital Norway 1h 58m
Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln 1h 59m
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill 2h
Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor 2h 8m
Redington Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan 2h 10m
Lincolnhealth Damariscotta 2h 17m
Mainehealth Waldo Hospital Belfast 2h 19m

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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