Patient surveys conducted from time to time by the CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) aim to gauge user satisfaction with recent inpatient stays at hospitals that service Medicare and Medicaid enrollees. The CMS survey solicits feedback from recent patients about their inpatient stays, then aggregates that information into a unified patient satisfaction rating on a 1 to 5-star scale, with the scale's best score being 5-stars.  Based on the most current CMS patient surveys, only five Maine hospitals earned a five-star rating from patients.  Listed alphabetically, here are the hospitals in Maine that rated as five-stars for patient experience per CMS surveys (as of June 24, 2026):

Maine Hospitals Rated Five-Star in CMS Patient Surveys

1. MaineHealth Stephens Hospital
   Location:  Norway
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2. Mount Desert Island Hospital
   Location:  Bar Harbor
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3. Redington Fairview General Hospital
   Location:  Skowhegan
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4. Togus VA Medical Center
   Location:  Augusta
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5. York Hospital
   Location:  York
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In the 25-26 U.S. News & World Report ratings of American hospitals, more than 800 hospitals were examined for their proficiency in delivering cancer care to adult patients.  The study scored hospitals on various measures related to their cancer patient outcomes, the scale and scope of their cancer care services and programs, and the level of professional recognition received by a hospital from their peers within the cancer care community.  The five-state Rocky Mountain region is not a good one for patients needing cancer treatment, as the region has only a single hospital that ranked among the top 50 U.S. hospitals for adult cancer care in the 25-26 survey:

The Top Cancer Hospitals in the Rocky Mountain Region

University of Colorado Cancer Center
Location:  Aurora, CO

National Rank:  #40 (See ranking details)

To further examine the metrics used to score adult cancer care hospitals in the 25-26 U.S. News survey, or to find cancer care ratings for other Rocky Mountain region hospitals, visit Best Hospitals for Adult Cancer Care