Doctors Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Doctors 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 (100% write-off) if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level — for emergency and non-elective care, whether you're insured or uninsured. (This is an HCA Healthcare hospital — HCA's system-wide policy applies.)
Discounted care: Expanded charity care if your income is between 201% and 400% of the poverty level — what you owe is capped on a sliding scale (for example, a family of four earning $100,000 owes at most $4,000). Uninsured patients also get a large automatic discount with no application.
How to apply: HCA Healthcare: Patient financial support
Phone: 844-608-4221 — HCA/Parallon patient financial services — help with financial assistance applications and eligibility.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — the program covers emergency and non-elective care at all HCA hospitals.
- Ask for a financial assistance application at the hospital's financial counseling office, or call the number above.
- Complete the application with proof of income and submit it. Your bill is reviewed for charity care and discount eligibility.
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.
- HCA Healthcare: Patient financial support (applies to all HCA facilities)
- Parallon (HCA's patient-account services): patient FAQs