Saline Memorial Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Saline Memorial 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
120%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care if your household income is at or below 120% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: Discounted care on a sliding scale if your annual household income is between 120% and 400% of the federal poverty level.
How to apply: Saline Memorial Hospital: Financial assistance
Phone: 501-776-6049 — Patient Financial Services (also 501-776-6040).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care is at or below 120% of the federal poverty level, with discounts up to 400%.
- Get screened for Medicaid by the hospital or bring a Medicaid denial from the last 90 days — you must first exhaust other payment options.
- Fill out the financial assistance application and attach the documents it asks for.
- Submit the completed form in person to any member of the Patient Financial Services Department, or mail it to: Saline Hospital LLC, Attn: Financial Counselor, 1 Medical Park Drive, Benton, AR 72015.
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.
See what Saline Memorial Hospital charges
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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.
- Saline Memorial Hospital financial assistance / charity policy (PDF)
- Saline Memorial Hospital financial assistance page