Bethesda Hospital East: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Bethesda Hospital East? 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% write-off of eligible services) if your family household income is below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: A 50% write-off if your household income is between 201% and 300% of the federal poverty level. If your medical bills are very large (more than 25% of your family's yearly income) and your income is between 300% and 600% of the federal poverty level, you may qualify for a 75% write-off.
How to apply: Baptist Health South Florida: Financial assistance
Phone: 786-596-6507 — Patient Financial Services.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — you'll need your family size and household income.
- Ask for the financial assistance application (available in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole) at the hospital or by calling Patient Financial Services at 786-596-6507.
- Send the application back with proof of income, such as recent pay stubs or your tax return.
- Baptist Health reviews your application and tells you what you qualify for.
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.
- Baptist Health South Florida: Financial assistance (Doctors Hospital)
- Baptist Health South Florida: Boca Raton Regional Hospital community benefit plan — Financial Assistance Policy (PDF)