Euclid Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Euclid 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 if your household income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level, through Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP), for eligible Ohio residents.
Discounted care: Cleveland Clinic also offers income-based discounts on emergency and medically necessary care for uninsured patients (and some insured patients) with household income up to 400% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: Cleveland Clinic: Financial assistance
Phone: 855-831-1284 — Cleveland Clinic Ohio assistance (financial assistance line).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — Euclid Hospital follows the Cleveland Clinic system financial assistance policy.
- Fill out the Cleveland Clinic financial assistance application (available on the financial assistance page).
- Gather proof of your household income and any insurance information, and send the completed application to Cleveland Clinic.
- Cleveland Clinic reviews your application and notifies you of the decision — call 855-831-1284 for help.
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 Euclid 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.
- Cleveland Clinic financial assistance policy (system document)
- Cleveland Clinic financial assistance page (system site)