Mercy St Vincent Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Mercy St Vincent 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: Free care if your family income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines.
Discounted care: Discounted care on a sliding scale if your income is between 201% and 400% of the federal poverty guidelines. You will never be charged more than the amounts generally billed to insured patients.
How to apply: Mercy Health: Financial assistance
Phone: 1-855-732-0138 — Bon Secours Mercy Health Patient Financial Services (Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm ET).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above. Mercy Health - St. Vincent is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health, whose system-wide financial assistance policy applies.
- Get the financial assistance application at mercy.com/financialassistance, or call 1-855-732-0138 to have one mailed to you.
- Fill it out with your family size and income, attach the supporting documents, and mail it to: Mercy Health Public Benefits Dept, PO Box 631774, Cincinnati, OH 45263-1774.
- You will be contacted with the decision. If you still owe a balance, they can set up a payment plan you can afford.
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.
- BSMH board-approved financial assistance policy (mercy.com, PDF)
- BSMH plain language summary (mercy.com, PDF)
- Mercy Health: Billing customer service