Lourdes Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Lourdes 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: Not published — call the billing department to ask. Lourdes Health's published pages say financial assistance is based on household income, but they don't publish specific income cutoffs - call a financial counselor to check what you qualify for.
Discounted care: Not published — call the billing department to ask.
How to apply: Lourdes Health: Billing & financial assistance
Phone: 509-416-8850 — Lourdes financial counselors (Mon-Fri, 8:00am-4:30pm).
How to apply
- Call a Lourdes financial counselor at the number above to talk through your bill and options.
- Fill out the financial assistance application (linked on their billing page) and gather proof of income - pay stubs, a tax return, or bank statements.
- Mail or fax the completed application to Lourdes Financial Counselors, 520 N. 4th Ave, Pasco, WA 99301, or bring it in person.
- Lourdes notifies you of the decision in writing within 14 days of receiving your complete application.
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.
- Lourdes Health: Billing & financial assistance
- Lourdes Health: Financial assistance application instructions