Is the Central Maine Medical Center ER faster than average?

It is faster than 5% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

4h 13mmedian time
in this ER

Central Maine Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Lewiston, ME

Faster than 5% of US ERs · #3,891 of 4,081

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1h 45m slower than the US median

This ERME 2h 38mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen6%

ER visits a year40,517

300 Main Street, Lewiston, ME 04240

(207) 795-0111

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine spend a median of 4 hours 13 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 45 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Maine median of 2 hours 38 minutes. 6% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Lewiston

St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ME · 0.0 miFaster than 60% of US ERs2h 15min the ER Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · 17 miFaster than 21% of US ERs3h 16min the ER Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway, ME · 24 miFaster than 69% of US ERs2h 05min the ER Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · 28 miFaster than 26% of US ERs3h 07min the ER Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME · 28 miFaster than 75% of US ERs1h 58min the ER Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · 30 miFaster than 15% of US ERs3h 28min the ER Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · 31 miFaster than 16% of US ERs3h 27min the ER LincolnhealthDamariscotta, ME · 34 miFaster than 53% of US ERs2h 24min the ER

Questions

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

The median patient who is sent home spends 4 hours 13 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 5% 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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