Naples Community Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Naples Community 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: Free care if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level — or if your medical bills are more than 25% of your annual income and you cannot pay.
Discounted care: Discounted care if your household income is up to 400% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: NCH Healthcare System: Billing & financial assistance
Phone: 239-624-6400 — Billing department (Mon–Fri, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.); toll-free 800-436-8454.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — you will need documents that show your household income and family size.
- Call the billing department to ask about charity care or a self-pay discount for your bill.
- Fill out the hospital's financial assistance application and attach your income documents.
- Submit the application — the hospital will review it and let you know 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.
- NCH Healthcare System: charity care policy statement (nchmd.org news release)
- NCH Healthcare System billing information page