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Family PracticeMachias, ME

★★★☆☆3.4/5294 reviews across 2 platforms

Ratings by platform

  • Birdeye: 3.1 out of 5 stars (89 reviews)
  • WebMD: Not explicitly aggregated, but includes negative individual sentiment (1 review)
  • Homefacts: 71/100 (Overall Hospital Rating) (205 survey responses)

What patients say

Patients praise

  • Professional and caring staff (nurses and surgeons)
  • Effective communication with doctors and nurses reported by many patients
  • Generally positive experiences with emergency and surgical care services
  • Cleanliness and helpful discharge instructions rated favorably by a majority of respondents

Common complaints

  • Concerns regarding organizational structure and doctor turnover
  • Worse than expected clinical ratings in some areas such as mortality for specific conditions (sepsis, COPD, pneumonia)
  • Noise levels at night reported in some patient satisfaction surveys

In patients' words

"A Special thank you to all the staff at Down East Community hospital. My surgery was about a year ago... everyone went above and beyond!"

Birdeye Review

"Terrible I've lived in Machias for 10+ years they never have anything together top doctors have quit and started there own practices"

WebMD Review

How these reviews were compiled

Synthesized from public patient-review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6].

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