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Portland-South Portland, ME

CMS cut 2 of the 4 hospitals in Portland-South Portland, ME with a payment decision for fiscal year 2026: 50.0%, against 24.9% nationally.

A share of a handful of hospitals moves a long way with one hospital; read it with its counts.

Portland-South Portland, ME · FY2026Compared with the nation

1Hospitals cut

2

Of 4 with a payment decision

2Share cut

50.0%

+25.1 pts vs the nation (24.9%)

3Median score

0.5140

Nation: −0.0453

4Scored on all 6

3

Of 4 scored (75%; nation 66%)

5Scored without data

0

Hospitals CMS gave its worst score on a measure

6Estimated dollars

$216K estimate
0.1% of the nation’s $306M, this site’s estimate

Likely range $159–269K

7Per traditional Medicare stay

$22

The nation: $47

50% cut

Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 2 of 718 here Average Lowest score: −1.4728 Highest score: 2.3133 CMS’s line 718 cut nationally · 2 here
Every hospital in the nation with a payment decision, lowest score to highest, each as tall as its score (above the rule, worse than average); the solid hairlines are Portland-South Portland, ME’s, red where CMS cut.

On the map

Each dot is a hospital in CMS’s file: red, cut; ringed, not cut; gray, no decision. Pick one to open its page.

Figure 1. Portland-South Portland, ME: 2 cut of 4 with a payment decision.
Northern Light Mercy Hospital, Portland: 0.6656 · cutMainehealth Maine Medical Center, Portland: 0.3624 · not cutYork Hospital, York: 1.0678 · cutMainehealth Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick: 0.2356 · not cut Northern Light Mercy Hospital, Portland: 0.6656 · cutMainehealth Maine Medical Center, Portland: 0.3624 · not cutYork Hospital, York: 1.0678 · cutMainehealth Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick: 0.2356 · not cut
  • Cut
  • Not cut
  • Not subject (Maryland) or no score

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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HospitalCityTotal HAC ScorePayment reduction
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland0.3624No
Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick0.2356No
Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland0.6656Yes
York HospitalYork1.0678Yes

Its scores against the nation’s

The columns are this place’s hospitals; the outline is every hospital in the nation. Both are shares of their own hospitals, so a small place and the nation compare.

Figure 2. 50.0% of hospitals here scored past CMS’s line, against 24.9% nationally; the middle score here is 0.5140, and nationally −0.0453.
0%10%20%30%40%50% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 0% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 0% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 0% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 50% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 25% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 25% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.00.01.02.0 0%10%20%30%40%50% −1.6 to −1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.4 to −1.2: 0% here, 1% nationally−1.2 to −1.0: 0% here, 2% nationally−1.0 to −0.8: 0% here, 4% nationally−0.8 to −0.6: 0% here, 7% nationally−0.6 to −0.4: 0% here, 10% nationally−0.4 to −0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally−0.2 to 0.0: 0% here, 14% nationally0.0 to 0.2: 0% here, 12% nationally0.2 to 0.4: 50% here, 12% nationally0.4 to 0.6: 0% here, 8% nationally0.6 to 0.8: 25% here, 6% nationally0.8 to 1.0: 0% here, 4% nationally1.0 to 1.2: 25% here, 3% nationally1.2 to 1.4: 0% here, 1% nationally1.4 to 1.6: 0% here, 1% nationally1.6 to 1.8: 0% here, 0% nationally1.8 to 2.0: 0% here, 0% nationally2.0 to 2.2: 0% here, 0% nationally2.2 to 2.4: 0% here, 1% nationally CMS’s line −1.5−1.0−0.50.00.51.01.52.0

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Score fromtoHereNation
−1.6−1.4040
−1.4−1.2017
−1.2−1.0051
−1.0−0.80126
−0.8−0.60204
−0.6−0.40290
−0.4−0.20357
−0.20.00407
0.00.20343
0.20.42333
0.40.60237
0.60.81173
0.81.00116
1.01.2191
1.21.4030
1.41.6021
1.61.8010
1.82.003
2.02.2013
2.22.4024

Measure by measure

For each measure, the share of this place’s hospitals with a value worse than the national median. Half would be ordinary; a stem to the right of the line is a measure where more hospitals here did worse.

Figure 3. Worst against the nation on CAUTI (100% of its hospitals above the national median); best on PSI 90 (50%).

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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MeasureHospitals with a valueHalf
PSI 90450%
CLABSI475%
CAUTI4100%
SSI475%
CDI475%
MRSA367%

Portland-South Portland, ME across the line

The nation’s hospitals within 0.05 of CMS’s line that this site estimates, Portland-South Portland, ME’s in full ink: scores a hair apart, money all or nothing.

Figure 4. Of the nation’s 141 hospitals within 0.05 of CMS’s line that this site estimates, Portland-South Portland, ME has 1 hospital not cut, where a cut would have been about $1.7M.
CMS’s line 82 not cut $52.8M at stake82 not cut$52.8M at stake 59 cut $29.8M cut59 cut$29.8M cut 0.340.360.380.400.42 Total HAC Score CMS’s line 82 not cut $52.8M at stake82 not cut$52.8M at stake 59 cut $29.8M cut59 cut$29.8M cut Mainehealth Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME: score 0.3624; a cut would have been $1.7M 0.340.360.380.400.42 Total HAC Score

3 more within 0.05 have no estimate, and Maryland’s 2 are exempt.

Estimate · Source: this site’s arithmetic on CMS’s FY2026 IPPS final rule files (the impact file, the rate tables and the value-based factors), its FY2026 HRRP supplemental file and HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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Side of the lineHospitalsEstimated cut, taken or not (whole dollars)
Under the line: not cut82$52,846,861
Over the line: cut59$29,847,503

Portland-South Portland, ME, year by year

Every hospital in Portland-South Portland, ME with a payment decision in any year, one sliver each, one row per fiscal year; red where CMS cut it. At the right of each row: the share of Portland-South Portland, ME’s hospitals cut that year, then the nation’s.

Figure 5. Portland-South Portland, ME’s share cut was above the nation’s in 8 of the 11 years CMS cut anyone; 4 of its 4 hospitals have been cut at least once.
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 25.0% · 21.9%75.0% · 23.4%25.0% · 24.0%0.0% · 23.6%25.0% · 25.0%25.0% · 25.0%25.0% · 24.9%50.0% · 25.0%75.0% · 24.9%75.0% · 24.8%50.0% · 24.9% 201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 No hospital scored or cut 25.0% · 21.9%75.0% · 23.4%25.0% · 24.0%0.0% · 23.6%25.0% · 25.0%25.0% · 25.0%25.0% · 24.9%50.0% · 25.0%75.0% · 24.9%75.0% · 24.8%50.0% · 24.9%

Source: CMS, HACRP hospital files for fiscal years 2015 to 2026 (Provider Data Catalog, its archives and, for the oldest years, the Internet Archive’s copies), and CMS’s cut lists for FY2015 and FY2016.

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Fiscal yearHospitals with a decisionCutShare cutNation
FY20154125.0%21.9%
FY20164375.0%23.4%
FY20174125.0%24.0%
FY2018300.0%23.6%
FY20194125.0%25.0%
FY20204125.0%25.0%
FY20214125.0%24.9%
FY20224250.0%25.0%
FY202300
FY20244375.0%24.9%
FY20254375.0%24.8%
FY20264250.0%24.9%

Every hospital in Portland-South Portland, ME

The sortable table of this place’s hospitals needs JavaScript; the CSV file holds every hospital’s values.

Download all hospitals’ data (CSV) · Data dictionary · CMS’s dataset page

Download all hospitals’ data (CSV) · Data dictionary · CMS’s dataset page

Back to the national picture

A penalty reflects how CMS’s formula scored relative performance; it is not a verdict on the quality of care.

Cite this page

Paid & Penalized. Portland-South Portland, ME: hospital-acquired conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/metro/38860/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.