Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Legacy Salmon Creek 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: Full financial assistance (free care) if your household income is below 300% of the federal poverty guidelines.
Discounted care: If your income is between 300% and 400% of the federal poverty guidelines, you get partial help on a sliding scale. Uninsured patients also get an automatic 35% discount off full charges.
How to apply: Legacy Health: Financial assistance & payment plans
Phone: 503-413-4048 — Legacy Health Customer Service - hospital billing (call with questions about the application).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above - free care is for incomes below 300% of the federal poverty level, partial help up to 400%.
- Apply online through Legacy's MyHealth patient portal, or download the application from their financial assistance page.
- Fill out the form and include proof of income, like pay stubs or a tax return.
- Mail it to Legacy Health, PO Box 4037, Portland, OR 97208, bring it to any Legacy hospital, or call 503-413-4048 for help.
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.
- Legacy Health financial assistance policy (PDF)
- Legacy Health: Payment plans & assistance