Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston 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. Endeavor Health (the system Evanston Hospital belongs to) does not publish a single free-care income cutoff. Eligibility is decided case by case based on your income, family size, and the federal poverty level, and all or part of your hospital bill may be reduced.
Discounted care: Not published — call the billing department to ask.
How to apply: Endeavor Health: Financial assistance
Phone: 847-570-5000 — Patient financial services (Mon-Fri, 8:00am-5:30pm).
How to apply
- Call 847-570-5000 or talk to a hospital financial counselor to ask whether you might qualify.
- Fill out the financial assistance application and gather proof of income, such as pay stubs or a tax return.
- Submit the application by mail to Patient Financial Services, P.O. Box 1006, Ste. 330, Skokie, IL 60076-9877, or in person with a financial counselor at the hospital.
- You will get a written decision telling you whether your bill was reduced.
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.
- Endeavor Health: Financial assistance
- NorthShore financial assistance plain language summary