Ellsworth County Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Ellsworth County 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 if your household income is at or below 125% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: A 50% discount may be available if your income is above 125% of the federal poverty level and you face medical hardship; patients also must have under $5,000 in available assets.
How to apply: Ellsworth County Medical Center: Financial assistance
Phone: 785-472-3111 — Patient financial services (call to have an application mailed to you).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — the hospital also requires you to be a Kansas resident and have under $5,000 in available assets.
- Fill out the financial assistance application (available at the hospital's admissions desk, patient financial services office at 1604 Aylward Ave., or on the hospital website) and gather proof of income, a photo ID for each household member, and your tax return.
- Submit the signed application with all documents within 10 days of the request, or mail it to Ellsworth County Medical Center, PO Box 87, Ellsworth, KS 67439.
- The hospital reviews your application and sends you a written decision — you can also call 785-472-3111 for help completing it.
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.
- Ellsworth County Medical Center financial assistance application (hospital site)
- Ellsworth County Medical Center plain language summary of financial assistance policy