Is the Mainehealth Maine Medical Center ER faster than average?

It is faster than 16% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

3h 27mmedian time
in this ER

Mainehealth Maine Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Portland, ME

Faster than 16% of US ERs · #3,436 of 4,081

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59m slower than the US median

This ERME 2h 38mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen3%

ER visits a year131,333

22 Bramhall St, Portland, ME 04102

(207) 662-0111

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Mainehealth Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine spend a median of 3 hours 27 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 59 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Maine median of 2 hours 38 minutes. 3% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Portland

Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · 2.1 miFaster than 15% of US ERs3h 28min the ER Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · 23 miFaster than 21% of US ERs3h 16min the ER St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ME · 31 miFaster than 60% of US ERs2h 15min the ER Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · 31 miFaster than 5% of US ERs4h 13min the ER Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME · 35 miFaster than 75% of US ERs1h 58min the ER York HospitalYork, ME · 39 miFaster than 38% of US ERs2h 46min the ER Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway, ME · 42 miFaster than 69% of US ERs2h 05min the ER Frisbie Memorial HospitalRochester, NH · 42 miFaster than 63% of US ERs2h 12min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Mainehealth Maine Medical Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 27 minutes in the ER, from arrival to departure (CMS, Oct 2024 to Sep 2025). Half of patients spend longer.

Is that a long wait?

It's longer than the US median of 2 hours 28 minutes. It's faster than 16% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number.

Where does this data come from?

From CMS Care Compare, measure OP-18b. How this works.

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