Rochelle Community Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Rochelle 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: Not published — call the billing department to ask. The hospital's own published program says patients who cannot pay may receive free or discounted care for medically necessary services, but it does not publish specific income limits on its website — call Patient Financial Services to check if you qualify.
Discounted care: Not published — call the billing department to ask.
How to apply: Rochelle Community Hospital: Financial assistance
Phone: 815-562-2181 — Patient Financial Services (Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm).
How to apply
- Ask whether your care qualifies — only medically necessary services are eligible (elective or cosmetic procedures are not).
- Fill out the financial assistance application and gather income proof such as pay stubs, a W-2, or a tax return.
- Submit the application in person, by mail, email, or fax to Patient Financial Services, 900 North Second Street, Rochelle, IL 61068, within 60 days of discharge.
- The hospital will send you a written decision within 30 days of receiving all documents.
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.
- Rochelle Community Hospital financial assistance application cover letter (PDF)
- Rochelle Community Hospital charity care / financial assistance guidelines (PDF)
- Rochelle Community Hospital financial assistance page