Black Health
Acute Care Birthing-friendly

Northern Light A R Gould Hospital

Po Box 151, Presque Isle, ME 04769 · (207) 768-4000

CMS rating

2/5

Overall hospital rating

Ownership

Non-profit

Voluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Provider #

200018

Source: CMS Hospital Compare

(207) 768-4000

CMS Hospital Compare measure groups

Mortality

4

measures reported

Safety

2

measures reported

1 better than national

Readmission

8

measures reported

1 better than national

Patient experience

8

HCAHPS dimensions

Timely & effective

10

measures reported

Northern Light A R Gould Hospital in context

NORTHERN LIGHT A R GOULD HOSPITAL is an acute-care hospital in Presque Isle, Maine, running as a non-profit hospital. The facility is Medicare-certified under CMS Certification Number 200018, which is the join key across Hospital Compare, MACRA, and most state discharge scorecards.

CMS Hospital Compare assigns this facility an overall rating of 2 of 5 stars — below the national median. On measure groups versus the national rate, the facility is: 4 mortality measures reported with none flagged; 1 better of 2 safety; 1 better of 8 readmission. CMS's composite rating weights mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care across all reporting measures; it is not stratified by patient race.

Operationally: NORTHERN LIGHT A R GOULD HOSPITAL operates an emergency department (EMTALA-covered, which means it must screen and stabilize any patient regardless of ability to pay), and the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, which requires attesting to the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) obstetric safety bundles.

Statewide context: Maine Medical Center in Portland anchors the MaineHealth system and carries most statewide tertiary care. Maine Quality Counts operates the state's multi-payer quality scorecard.

For Black patients

If you are a Black patient being seen at NORTHERN LIGHT A R GOULD HOSPITAL in Presque Isle, Maine, a few concrete steps:

  • Bring an advocate. National data from CDC's Black maternal mortality review show the single biggest reduction in missed-diagnosis rates comes from a second set of ears in the room — a partner, a doula, a family member. Ask in advance that they be credentialed as a visitor; the hospital cannot turn away a designated support person.
  • If you need ongoing primary care, our Maine provider directory filters to physicians who accept Medicaid and speak Spanish / Haitian Creole / ASL where relevant. Filter to your insurance first.
  • If the hospital doesn't take your coverage, the closest Federally Qualified Health Center is listed under our FQHCs in this area. FQHCs serve every patient on a sliding-fee scale regardless of insurance status.
  • For help paying for care, the state Medicaid navigator at /medicaid/maine/ explains eligibility, documents, and how to apply (same-day presumptive eligibility for pregnancy).
  • If you are treated dismissively or your pain is ignored, every Medicare-certified hospital is required by CMS Conditions of Participation (42 CFR 482.13) to have a grievance procedure; file in writing and request the CMS regional office contact if the hospital ombuds does not respond within seven days.

Alternatives & nearby care

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FQHCs near Presque Isle

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Providers

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References & primary sources

  • CMS Hospital Compare — Hospital General Information (the primary source for overall star rating, measure-group counts, ownership, ER, birthing-friendly flag): data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u.
  • CMS Care Compare facility profile — this hospital's public page: Care Compare.gov search by CCN.
  • 42 CFR Part 482 — Medicare Conditions of Participation for Hospitals (source for grievance-procedure rights + EMTALA): ecfr.gov / Title 42 Part 482.
  • Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) — the obstetric safety bundles underlying the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation: saferbirth.org.

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