Northern Light Mayo Hospital: labor and delivery in Dover Foxcroft, ME
Northern Light Mayo Hospital is a hospital in Dover Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine that delivers babies. It handled 143 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 16% delivered by C-section (56 such births). That is below the Maine rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 16%First-birth C-section rate
- 143Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 139Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
897 West Main Street
Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
Piscataquis County
Call (207) 564-4251 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Northern Light Mayo Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 16% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 139 | 288 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 59 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Maine, Northern Light Mayo Hospital has the 2nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 15 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 57% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Northern Light Mayo Hospital holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Dover Foxcroft
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redington Fairview General Hospital | Skowhegan | 35 | 34% | 170 | – |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center | Bangor | 35 | 22% | 1,665 | Yes |
| Mainehealth Franklin Hospital | Farmington | 60 | 32% | 246 | Yes |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital | Ellsworth | 60 | 18% | 309 | Yes |
| Maine General Medical Center | Augusta | 63 | 29% | 1,198 | Yes |
| Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital | Rockport | 72 | 20% | 276 | Yes |
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