Harris Regional Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Harris Regional 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
200%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: A sliding-scale discount of 50% to 75% if your household income is between 201% and 300% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: Harris Regional Hospital: Financial assistance
Phone: 828-586-7355 — Patient Financial Services / financial counselors. Applications go to 68 Hospital Road, Sylva, NC 28779.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
- Fill out the financial assistance application and gather proof of income and household size.
- Submit the completed application to Harris Regional Hospital, Attn: Financial Counselors, 68 Hospital Road, Sylva, NC 28779.
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 Harris Regional 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.
- Financial Assistance Policy (2025) | Harris Regional Hospital
- Plain Language Summary | Harris Regional Hospital