Memorial Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Memorial 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. Memorial Health System (Abilene) publishes a Patient Financial Assistance Program but does not publish fixed income cutoffs online — you may qualify for discounts if you are uninsured, your insurance does not cover all of your care, and you meet the financial criteria. Call 785-263-6815 to find out if you qualify.
Discounted care: If you do not have insurance, you get an automatic 30% discount off your total bill for medically necessary services at Memorial Hospital.
How to apply: Memorial Health System: Billing and Insurance
Phone: 785-263-6815 — Memorial Hospital Self-Pay Biller. Call to discuss payment options or financial assistance.
How to apply
- Call 785-263-6815 to talk about payment options and whether you qualify for the Financial Assistance Program.
- Download and fill out the Application for Financial Assistance from the billing page.
- Attach proof of income and finances as asked on the application.
- Return the application to the hospital and wait for the decision on what you owe.
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.
- Memorial Health System: Billing and Insurance