Emergency vet access in Maine
Of 47 listed veterinary practices in Maine,2 post verified around-the-clock hours across 2 cities, and 3 more offer emergency services without overnight staffing. 1 emergency provider is verified to treat exotic pets. 2 practices treat farm animals or horses.
Updated 2026-09-09. Free to cite with a link. Methodology and limits below.
Every verified 24/7 hospital in Maine
| Hospital | City | Phone | Exotics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Care (PVESC) | Portland | (207) 878-3121 | |
| Maine Veterinary Medical Center | Scarborough | (207) 885-1290 |
Towns farthest from overnight care
Among Maine towns with at least four listed practices but no 24/7 hospital of their own, the longest hauls to verified overnight care:
- Cumberland Center — nearest 24/7 hospital is Portland Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Care (PVESC) in Portland, 7 mi straight-line (roughly a 13 min drive)
Methodology & honest limits
"24/7" means the hospital's own posted hours say so — on-call and emergency-line arrangements do not count, and we audit the claims. Distances are straight-line between town coordinates, not road miles; drive times are estimates, not routing. Our dataset (OpenStreetMap and GeoNames base, plus our own verification and reader corrections) is extensive but not a census: a town can look underserved here because a hospital lacks any web presence. Corrections are verified and applied — report one.
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