Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Excela Health Westmoreland 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 annual family income is at or below 250% of the federal poverty income guidelines.
Discounted care: Care discounted to the amount generally billed to insured patients if your income is between 251% and 400% of the federal poverty income guidelines. (You must also be screened for Medicaid and cooperate with the Medicaid eligibility process.)
How to apply: Independence Health System: Charity care / financial assistance
Phone: 866-322-0961 — Financial assistance specialist, option 4 (Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — Excela Health (now part of Independence Health System) bases eligibility on family income versus the federal poverty guidelines.
- Fill out the financial assistance application (linked from the Independence Health System charity care page).
- Complete the required Medicaid screening and cooperate with the Medicaid eligibility process, since the hospital requires it to consider you for assistance.
- Submit the completed application with proof of income and other documents — call 866-322-0961 and choose option 4 for help or questions.
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.
- Excela Health summary of patient financial assistance policy (hospital system document)
- Independence Health System charity care / financial assistance page (system site)