Fayette County Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Fayette County 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
130%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care if your family income is below 130% of the federal poverty guidelines.
Discounted care: A sliding-scale discount for family incomes from 130% up to 400% of the federal poverty guidelines — the discount is smaller at higher incomes.
How to apply: Sarah Bush Lincoln: Financial assistance
Phone: 800-381-0040 — Sarah Bush Lincoln patient financial services (Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — Fayette County Hospital follows the Sarah Bush Lincoln system financial assistance program.
- Fill out the financial assistance application (in English, Spanish, or Haitian Creole, downloadable from the Sarah Bush Lincoln site) and gather proof of income.
- Mail the completed application with all documents to SBL Patient Financial Services, P.O. Box 372, Mattoon, IL 61938.
- The hospital reviews your application and notifies you of the decision — call 800-381-0040 with questions or for 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 Fayette County Hospital 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.
- Sarah Bush Lincoln financial assistance program policy (system document)
- Sarah Bush Lincoln financial assistance page (system site)