Emanate Health Inter-community Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Emanate Health Inter-community 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: Not published — call the billing department to ask. Emanate Health does not publish a single income cutoff for free care. Its charity care policy decides each case on its own, and it covers insured patients with high medical costs whose income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: Discounted care if your household income is less than 500% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: Emanate Health: Financial assistance
Phone: 626-732-3100 — Business office (Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — discounts are available for household income below 500% of the federal poverty level.
- Fill out the financial assistance application (available in English, Spanish, and Chinese) and gather your recent pay stubs or tax return.
- Mail or bring the application with your documents to Emanate Health Business Services, 1325 N. Grand Ave. Suite 300, Covina, CA 91724.
- Call 626-732-3100 (Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm) if you need help filling it out.
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 Emanate Health Inter-community Hospital charges
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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.
- Emanate Health Charity Care #A009 policy
- Emanate Health Financial Assistance Policy Plain Language Summary