Houlton Regional Hospital

Hospital Location: Houlton, Maine

Brief Description:

Fort Kent is located in the picturesque northern Maine, surrounded by many lakes, hiking, biking trails and is a perfect location for the outdoors enthusiasts. 

Community Size: Population of 14,000 in the catchment area served by the hospital. The nearest hospital is 1 hour from the facility.

Local Industries/Economy: Some of the major economic drivers in catchment area including logging, farming and papermill industries.  A small university campus associated with Maine University System. 

Start Date: November 2025

Credentialing: 30-90 days 

Schedule: 7-10, 24-hour shifts/month 

Call: 24/7 call coverage  

Details: Critical Access Hospital 

• ICU Beds: 0; Up to 4 Intermediate Care Beds located within Acute Care Unit

• Acute Beds: 19 with occasional medical overflow on the LDRP Uni

Observation: 

• Average Daily Census: 14
• Max Census: 25

• Average Daily Discharges: 2

• Avg LOS: 4.02, 3.46 (excluding DWP), rolling average 4.93, 3.73 (excluding DWP)

• Swing Bed: 12

• Avg. Weekly Admissions:  Average about 24 admissions to Inpatients, Observations and Swing per week

Acuity: CHF, COPD, Pneumonia, DKA

Subspecialty Support: Neurology  (Outpt. clinic only), General Surgery, &Anesthesia

Anesthesia is in house M-F from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm with after hours and weekend call.

General Surgery is available most weeks M-Th.  Limited after-hours coverage. There is no weekend coverage for General Surgery.

EMR: Cerner Community Works