Grand Strand Regional Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Grand Strand Regional 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 (a 100% write-off of emergency service charges) if your annual household income is below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. Grand Strand Regional Medical Center uses the HCA Healthcare system-wide policy.
Discounted care: Financial relief if your annual household income is between 200% and 400% of the federal poverty guidelines — your out-of-pocket balance is capped at 4% of your annual income on a sliding scale.
How to apply: Grand Strand Regional Medical Center: Financial assistance
Phone: 888-334-3868 — Grand Strand Health pricing/financial representatives.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care is based on your annual household income.
- Ask for a financial assistance application from the hospital or a financial representative.
- Fill out the application with proof of income and documents showing your household size.
- Submit the application and keep copies — the hospital will tell you in writing whether you qualify.
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 Grand Strand Regional Medical Center 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.
- Patient Financial Support (HCA Healthcare system-wide policy)
- Contact a Financial Representative (Grand Strand Health)