About Us

Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC) is a modern, award winning, fully accredited, 49 bed acute care hospital offering a full range of acute care medical and mental health services including: obstetric, surgical, pediatric, psychiatric, acute rehabilitation, and general medical services. The hospital also provides a state-of-the-art equipped 6-bed Intensive Care Unit for critically ill patients and offers the only Child, Adolescent and Adult inpatient Psychiatric Units in Northern Maine. A 45-bed rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility also services the St. John Valley at the Forest Hill Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center.

NMMC operates outpatient physician practices in Fort Kent and Madawaska, to offer patient convenience, as well as retail pharmacies in both towns.

Mission Statement

The Mission of Northern Maine Medical Center is to provide, coordinate, or support access to high quality, affordable health care and to positively impact our communities’ quality of life by improving health status.

As a charitable organization, NMMC provides general and acute health services to individuals and families in and around the St. John Valley. We coordinate and support access to high quality health care that impacts each person’s quality of life by improving health status through services and programs related to the provision of health promotion, maintenance and care.

• To foster excellence in health services, NMMC has a continuing commitment to health education.

• Because we recognize the dignity of each person, we strive for excellence in our work.

• We challenge ourselves to perform in a spirit of mercy characterized by compassion and caring.