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Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital

Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield, ME. CMS-certified hospital reporting Medicare claims under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule.

Not rated
CMS overall rating
1 of 36
CMS hospitals in ME
Critical Access Hospitals
Facility type
Not indexed
Price transparency MRF

447 NORTH MAIN STREET, Pittsfield, ME 04967

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Hospital Quality Scorecard

One composite verdict from 3 of 4 CMS Hospital Compare datasets, each benchmarked against every hospital nationally. Missing datasets are excluded, not counted against the score.

B-
67/100
CMS Star Rating
N/A
N/A

Not rated by CMS

Mortality Outcomes
B+
0 better / 0 worse

CMS mortality measures vs. the national rate (2 measures reported)

Patient Safety
C-
0 better / 0 worse

CMS patient-safety measures vs. the national rate (2 measures reported)

Readmission Rates
B+
0 better / 0 worse

CMS readmission measures vs. the national rate (2 measures reported)

Source: CMS Hospital Compare (star rating + mortality/safety/readmission outcome measures). Benchmarks are national p10-p90 percentiles across every hospital with a reported value for each measure, computed 2026-05-15. Not a clinical recommendation.

CMS hospital plate

Facility 201313 · ME unrated

STAR-UNRATED · RANK-UNK · SOLO-SHEET · MRF-PENDING · NP-OWN · TYPE-CAH · ER-ON · QUAL-PAR

  • STAR-UNRATED No CMS star
  • RANK-UNK Rank unknown
  • SOLO-SHEET No peer gap
  • MRF-PENDING MRF not indexed
  • NP-OWN Voluntary non-profit - Pri…
  • TYPE-CAH Critical Access Hospitals
  • ER-ON ER reported
  • QUAL-PAR 6 same-as-avg

Instrument codes from this facility’s CMS Hospital Compare sheet: star band, peer rank, photo-finish gap, MRF disclosure, ownership, type, ER line, and quality-measure posture. Not a placement score.

CMS reporting cohort

CMS has not published an overall star rating for Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital. Within ME, it is 1 of 36 CMS-reporting hospitals -- 22 of them are voluntary non-profit - private facilities like this one, and 18 are critical access hospitals.

36
CMS-reporting hospitals in ME
22
Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities in ME
18
Critical Access Hospitals facilities in ME

No overall CMS star rating means the facility is typically new to reporting, specialty-focused, or below the case-volume reporting threshold. Cohort counts are drawn from the same CMS Care Compare hospital dataset.

Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital tracks near national average on CMS measure cells

Most published measure cells sit at national average (6 same-as-avg · 0 above · 0 below). This is a PAR sheet, not a star-rating substitute.

0
Above avg cells
6
Same-as-avg cells
0
Below avg cells
Mortality
2 same as avg
Patient Safety
2 same as avg
Readmission
2 same as avg

Cell counts are CMS Hospital Compare measure-group tallies (above / same / below national average), not a composite grade or clinical verdict.

Price transparency data not indexed yet

Under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (effective Jan 2021), hospitals must publish machine-readable files with standard charges including cash/self-pay rates. PlainProcedure has not indexed an MRF for this facility yet; see hospital price transparency or the transparency notes.

Contact

(207) 487-5141

447 NORTH MAIN STREET, Pittsfield, ME 04967

What to do with this hospital profile

Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital tracks near national average on CMS measure cells. Compare ME facilities and Medicare procedure costs next.

  • Statewide average Medicare allowed amounts, provider counts, and hospital totals for ME. ME profile
  • Browse all 36 CMS-reporting hospitals in ME. Hospitals list
  • How federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule disclosures map to PlainProcedure when no MRF is indexed yet. Transparency guide
  • How CMS star ratings, quality measure bands, and peer ranks are sourced and compared. Methodology

CMS quality stars and Medicare averages describe reporting cohorts, not clinical advice or a price quote for your visit.

Nationwide hospitals with similar CMS profiles

Care Compare-derived peer sets for Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital, all outside ME so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the same-state hospital list stays local).

Similar Critical Access Hospitals peers

Nearest same facility-type hospitals outside ME.

Similar mortality/safety/readmission shape

Nearest hospitals outside ME by CMS above/same/below cell totals (0/6/0 here · QUAL-PAR). Distinct from star-rating and facility-type peers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital have a published CMS overall star rating?

CMS has not published an overall star rating for Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital. It is 1 of 36 CMS-reporting hospitals in ME, including 18 other critical access hospitals facilities.

What type of hospital is Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital?

Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital is a critical access hospitals, voluntary non-profit - private ownership, located in Pittsfield, ME.

Does Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital publish machine-readable price data?

Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital does not currently have indexed machine-readable price-transparency data on this site; estimated commercial and cash prices above are derived from procedure-level CMS/RAND benchmarks, not this facility's own file.