South Shore Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from South Shore 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 if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines.
Discounted care: Discounted care if your household income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty guidelines.
How to apply: South Shore Hospital: Financial assistance
Phone: 773-356-5218 — Financial counselors (can explain your options and help you fill out the form).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care up to 200% of the poverty guidelines, discounted care up to 400%.
- Submit the financial assistance application online at the hospital's financial assistance page.
- Gather your income proof and send everything in — an approval is good for 180 days.
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 South Shore Hospital charges
Check if you qualify at other hospitals
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.
- South Shore Hospital Financial Assistance page — free at or below 200% FPG, discounted at or below 400%
- South Shore Hospital Financial Assistance Policy (2022)