Lewiston and Auburn residents' health care needs are taken care of by two of Maine's finest hospitals—Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. Central Maine Medical Center is a 250-bed regional referral center offering a wide range of services. It operates the largest emergency room in the region, and is one of three designated trauma centers in Maine. It is also known for its women's and children's services, including special birthing, breast care, bladder control, and osteoporosis centers. In 2003, the medical center also opened the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute.
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center is a regional leader in the area of women's health. Its Corinne Croteau Lepage Women's Health Pavilion houses a sophisticated birthing unit and an integrated obstetrics and gynecology practice; the Women's Imaging Center offers mammography services and bone density testing. St. Mary's neurosurgeons are also nationally recognized, having performed technologically advanced surgery not done elsewhere in the eastern U.S.