Potomac Valley Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Potomac Valley 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
200%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care (a 100% discount) if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, under WVU Medicine's financial assistance policy.
Discounted care: Not published — call the billing department to ask.
How to apply: WVU Medicine: Financial assistance (plain language summary, PDF)
Phone: 304-974-3540 — WVU Medicine financial representative.
How to apply
- Check the income limit above — free care is for households at or below 200% of the federal poverty level with no substantial assets.
- Apply for and be denied Medicaid coverage first, if that applies to you.
- Fill out the WVU Medicine financial assistance application with proof of your household income.
- Once approved, your assistance covers emergency and medically necessary care for 12 months.
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.
- 2026 Financial Assistance Policy Plain Language Summary (PDF)
- Potomac Valley Hospital Financial Assistance Policy (PDF)