Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, ME
Also known as Eastern Maine Medical Center
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About Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level II trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 411 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, about 0.4 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.61
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.98
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.36
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.50
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryBetter than national · SIR 0.19
62% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend60%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1059%
- Completed surveys1,765
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
44.80998, -68.74945
Nearby hospitals
- Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center656 State Street, Bangor, MEPsychiatric hospital0.4 mi
- Northern Light Acadia Hospital268 Stillwater Ave, Bangor, MEPsychiatric hospital0.9 mi
- St Joseph Hospital360 Broadway, Bangor, ME · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.1 mi
- Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital50 Union Street, Ellsworth, ME · Emergency roomAcute care hospital24 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center located?
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is at 489 State Street, Bangor, ME 04401 in Penobscot County.
Does Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 219 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center?
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level II trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Maine EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (207) 973-7000.
Would patients recommend Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,765 completed surveys), 60% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 59% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.