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Fastest 5 in Maine
- Northern Light C A Dean Hospital, Greenville: 1 hr 26 min
- Rumford Hospital, Rumford: 1 hr 44 min
- Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, Blue Hill: 1 hr 58 min
- Bridgton Hospital, Bridgton: 1 hr 58 min
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital, Norway: 2 hr 5 min
Slowest 5 in Maine
- Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston: 4 hr 13 min
- Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor: 3 hr 39 min
- Northern Light Mercy Hospital, Portland: 3 hr 28 min
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center, Portland: 3 hr 27 min
- Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital, Ellsworth: 3 hr 26 min
Typical total visit time for patients who went home, from Medicare data for October 2024 to September 2025. Not live waits. Large teaching and trauma hospitals often show longer times because they care for the sickest patients and take transfers from other hospitals. In an emergency, go to the closest ER or call 911. Last checked October 25, 2026 against the latest Medicare release. CMS refreshes these numbers about every three months, and I update this site after each release.
Northern Light C A Dean Hospital
364 Pritham Ave, Greenville, ME 04441
1 hr 26 min
typical ER visit
Rumford Hospital
420 Franklin Street, Rumford, ME 04276
1 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
57 Water Street, Blue Hill, ME 04614
1 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Bridgton Hospital
10 Hospital Drive, Bridgton, ME 04009
1 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Mainehealth Stephens Hospital
181 Main Street, Norway, ME 04268
2 hr 5 min
typical ER visit
Penobscot Valley Hospital
7 Transalpine Road, Po Box 368, Lincoln, ME 04457
2 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Redington Fairview General Hospital
46 Fairview Ave Po Box 468, Skowhegan, ME 04976
2 hr 8 min
typical ER visit
Mount Desert Island Hospital
10 Wayman Lane, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
2 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
St Mary's Regional Medical Center
93 Campus Avenue - Po Box 291, Lewiston, ME 04243
2 hr 15 min
typical ER visit
Northern Maine Medical Center
194 E Main Street, Fort Kent, ME 04743
2 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Cary Medical Center
163 Van Buren Rd, Suite 1, Caribou, ME 04736
2 hr 21 min
typical ER visit
Lincolnhealth
35 Miles Street, Damariscotta, ME 04543
2 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Northern Light Mayo Hospital
897 West Main Street, Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
2 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Mainehealth Waldo Hospital
118 Northport Ave, Belfast, ME 04915
2 hr 32 min
typical ER visit
Calais Community Hospital
24 Hospital Lane, Calais, ME 04619
2 hr 34 min
typical ER visit
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital
6 Glen Cove Drive, Rockport, ME 04856
2 hr 38 min
typical ER visit
York Hospital
15 Hospital Drive, York, ME 03909
2 hr 46 min
typical ER visit
Mainehealth Franklin Hospital
111 Franklin Health Commons, Farmington, ME 04938
2 hr 50 min
typical ER visit
St Joseph Hospital
360 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401
3 hr 6 min
typical ER visit
Maine General Medical Center
35 Medical Center Parkway, Augusta, ME 04330
3 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital
447 North Main Street, Pittsfield, ME 04967
3 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Houlton Regional Hospital
20 Hartford Street, Houlton, ME 04730
3 hr 14 min
typical ER visit
Down East Community Hospital
11 Hospital Drive, Machias, ME 04654
3 hr 15 min
typical ER visit
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital
123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, ME 04011
3 hr 16 min
typical ER visit
Northern Light A R Gould Hospital
Po Box 151, Presque Isle, ME 04769
3 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
50 Union Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605
3 hr 26 min
typical ER visit
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
22 Bramhall St, Portland, ME 04102
3 hr 27 min
typical ER visit
Northern Light Mercy Hospital
144 State Street, Portland, ME 04101
3 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
489 State Street, Bangor, ME 04401
3 hr 39 min
typical ER visit
Central Maine Medical Center
300 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240
4 hr 13 min
typical ER visit
ER, urgent care, or 911?
Call 911 now
- Chest pain or pressure, or pain spreading to the arm, jaw or back
- Trouble breathing or choking
- Stroke signs: face drooping, arm or leg weakness, trouble speaking
- Fainting, seizure, or a person who will not wake up
- Severe bleeding, a serious injury, or a severe allergic reaction
- Sudden vision loss, or a chemical splashed in the eye
Thinking about suicide: call or text 988.
Go to an emergency room
- Severe pain, or belly pain that will not ease
- High fever with a stiff neck, confusion or a rash that does not fade
- A broken bone that looks out of place, or a deep cut that will not stop bleeding
- Head injury with vomiting, confusion or drowsiness
- Bleeding or severe pain during pregnancy
- Any head injury in someone taking a blood thinner
- Fever in a baby younger than 3 months
- Sudden, severe pain or swelling in a testicle
Urgent care is usually fine for
- Sore throat, ear pain, cough, cold or flu symptoms
- Minor cuts, sprains and strains
- Painful urination or a simple rash
- Mild fever in an otherwise healthy adult
Not sure? Call your doctor or a nurse line. If it feels like an emergency, treat it as one.
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About these numbers. Times are the typical (median) total time patients spent in each emergency department from arrival to leaving, for patients who went home, as reported to Medicare (CMS) for October 2024 to September 2025. They are not live wait times, and a real visit can be shorter or much longer. Hospitals without enough data are not shown. Locations are approximate (ZIP code center). Specialty hospitals (surgical, heart, orthopedic) often have small ERs with short times but may not treat every emergency. This site is general information, not medical advice, and does not replace a clinician. In an emergency, call 911.