Aurora Medical Center Summit: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Aurora Medical Center Summit? 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 if your household income is at or below 300% of the federal poverty level — a 100% discount on what you owe for emergency and medically necessary care.
Discounted care: No separate income-based discount band is published for Wisconsin above 300% of the federal poverty level, but all uninsured self-pay patients automatically get a 50% discount on hospital charges.
How to apply: Aurora Health Care: Financial assistance
Phone: 800-326-2250 — Customer service for Wisconsin hospitals.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care is based on your household income compared to the federal poverty level for your family size.
- Call the customer service number above to start, or download the financial assistance application from the link above.
- Fill out the application and mail it to the Financial Advocate / Financial Counseling team with proof of income (a tax return, pay stubs, or W-2s) and ID.
- You will be notified of the decision by mail or in person. If approved, the help covers your open balances, and for uninsured patients it can cover future eligible care for up to 180 days.
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.
- Advocate Health Enterprise Financial Assistance Policy
- Advocate Health community benefit & financial assistance flyer