Sonoma Valley Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Sonoma 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
400%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care (100% charity care write-off) if you are a California resident with household income at or below 400% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: Not published — call the billing department to ask.
How to apply: Sonoma Valley Hospital: Financial assistance
Phone: 707-935-5325 — Finance Department (Mon-Fri; can help with the charity care application).
How to apply
- Check the income limit above — free care covers California residents with household income up to 400% of the federal poverty level.
- Download the charity care application from the hospital's billing page, or call the Finance Department to get one by mail.
- Complete the application with your family income verification and send it to the business office for a decision.
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.
- Sonoma Valley Hospital Charity Care Policy — Free Care Program (2026)
- Sonoma Valley Hospital Billing & Insurance — financial assistance contact