Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital? You may not have to pay all of it. Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance — here are this hospital's actual income limits and how to apply, taken from its own published policy.
Quick facts
Free care: Free care (a 100% discount) if your annual household income is at or below 250% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: A partial discount if your income is between 251% and 400% of the federal poverty level. If your Henry Ford Health medical bills are more than 30% of your household income, your debt can be reduced to 30% of your income.
How to apply: Henry Ford Health: Financial assistance
Phone: 877-348-7072 — Henry Ford Health billing for Rochester. FA team: 313-874-7800.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above. This hospital is now part of Henry Ford Health — Ascension sold its Michigan hospitals in 2024 — so Henry Ford Health's financial assistance policy applies.
- Get the application at henryford.com/visitors/billing/financial-assistance, or call the number above to have one mailed to you. You have up to 240 days after your first bill to apply.
- Fill it out with your household size, income, and supporting documents, and return it as instructed.
- You will get a written decision. If you still owe a balance, you can set up an interest-free payment plan.
Good to know
- You can apply up to 240 days after your first bill — even if the bill already went to collections.
- A new bill means a new application — you can apply more than once. More in our guide You Might Not Have to Pay That Hospital Bill.
- Whatever remains after assistance can still be negotiated: How to Negotiate a Hospital Bill.
- Free help applying: Dollar For walks you through it at no cost.
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Sources
- Policy details above come from the hospital's own published materials, linked below. Policies change — if a link breaks or a number looks off, call the hospital and please tell us.
- Henry Ford Health: Financial assistance plain language summary (PDF)
- Henry Ford Health: Financial assistance
- Eight Ascension Michigan hospitals combine with Henry Ford Health (Detroit Catholic)