Eden Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Eden Medical Center? 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 (full charity care) if you're uninsured and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level. Insured patients with income at or below 400% of the poverty level and medical expenses above 10% of family income in the last year may also qualify.
Discounted care: Not published — call the billing department to ask.
How to apply: Sutter Health: Billing and collections policy (financial assistance application instructions, PDF)
Phone: 855-398-1633 — Patient financial services.
How to apply
- Check the income limit — full charity care goes to uninsured patients at or below 400% of the federal poverty level.
- Get the financial assistance application from Patient Financial Services or on the Sutter Health website, and complete it with proof of income.
- Submit the application — the hospital reviews it and notifies you in writing of the decision.
- Call 855-398-1633 for help completing the application.
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.
See what Eden Medical Center charges
Check if you qualify at other hospitals
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.
- Sutter Health: Billing and Collections Policy for Sutter Hospitals (eligibility categories, application)
- Sutter Health: Eden Medical Center 2022-2024 Implementation Strategy (full charity care at or below 400% FPL)