Gunnison Valley Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Gunnison Valley 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. The hospital's page does not publish a specific free-care income cutoff — it says the program can help patients with incomes at or below the federal poverty guidelines. Call the financial counselors to confirm.
Discounted care: Financial assistance is available for uninsured patients with incomes under 400% of the federal poverty guidelines, and under Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care program for patients at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines.
How to apply: Gunnison Valley Hospital: Financial assistance
Phone: 970-642-4790 — Financial counselors (Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm; Saturday by appointment; Spanish: 970-641-7207).
How to apply
- Check whether your income and county fit — the program serves Gunnison, Hinsdale and Saguache County residents.
- Fill out the Financial Assistance Program application (available online or in person) with proof of income.
- Submit the application to the financial counselor — contact them first if you have questions about eligibility.
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.
- Financial Assistance (Gunnison Valley Health)