Rural hospitals in Maine
23 listed hospitals. Critical access, rural emergency, and rural PPS — together in one place.
CMS snapshot: Q2 2026. Not a live status check.
Maine
Three types. One directory.
Critical access (CAH)
Small hospitals with inpatient beds and 24/7 emergency care. Medicare pays based on care costs.
Rural emergency (REH)
Emergency and outpatient care, without regular inpatient stays. Medicare uses a separate REH payment model.
Rural PPS
Rural hospitals in Medicare’s inpatient payment system. Medicare pays a set rate for each type of stay.
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23 hospitals in Maine
| Hospital | Type | Beds* |
|---|---|---|
Bridgton Hospital Bridgton, ME 04009 | CAH | 25 |
Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME 04619 | CAH | 25 |
Cary Medical Center Caribou, ME 04736 | Rural PPS | 65 |
Down East Community Hospital Machias, ME 04654 | CAH | 25 |
Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton, ME 04730 | CAH | 25 |
Mainegeneral Medical Center Augusta, ME 04330 | Rural PPS | 287 |
Mainehealth Franklin Hospital Farmington, ME 04938 | CAH | 25 |
Mainehealth Lincoln Hospital Damariscotta, ME 04543 | CAH | 25 |
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport, ME 04856 | Rural PPS | 109 |
Mainehealth Stephens Hospital Norway, ME 04268 | CAH | 25 |
Mainehealth Waldo Hospital Belfast, ME 04915 | CAH | 25 |
Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket, ME 04462 | CAH | 25 |
Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor, ME 04609 | CAH | 25 |
Northern Light A R Gould Hospital Presque Isle, ME 04769 | Rural PPS | 89 |
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill, ME 04614 | CAH | 25 |
Northern Light C A Dean Hospital Greenville, ME 04441 | CAH | 25 |
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth, ME 04605 | Rural PPS | 64 |
Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426 | CAH | 25 |
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield, ME 04967 | CAH | 25 |
Northern Maine Medical Center Fort Kent, ME 04743 | CAH | 25 |
Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln, ME 04457 | CAH | 25 |
Redington Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan, ME 04976 | CAH | 25 |
Rumford Hospital Rumford, ME 04276 | CAH | 25 |
*CMS reported total beds, not beds available today or the CAH acute-bed limit. REHs do not offer regular inpatient stays; their bed count is not shown.
About this list
CAH and REH labels come from CMS provider types. Rural PPS means an active short-term hospital marked rural in CMS POS, matched by CMS ID to the FY 2026 IPPS file. This does not include every hospital that may qualify for a rural program.
Some CAHs and REHs sit in metro counties and still hold their Medicare status. This list excludes urban PPS hospitals, unverified microhospitals, and standalone ERs without one of these CMS types.
- CMS Provider of Services — Q2 2026 hospital file
- CMS FY 2026 IPPS final-rule impact file
- CMS provider-type and field definitions
Downloaded November 6, 2026. Different CMS files can have different counts and dates.