Southwest Healthcare System-wildomar: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Southwest Healthcare System-wildomar? 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: Free care if you are uninsured and your household income is at or below the federal poverty guidelines.
Discounted care: Discounted care (charity discount) if your household income is up to 400% of the federal poverty guidelines.
How to apply: Southwest Healthcare: Financial assistance
Phone: 855-339-8840 — Family Financial Advocates.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — free care is available for uninsured patients at or below the federal poverty guidelines, with discounts up to 400%.
- Fill out the Charity Care and Discount Payment Application (available in English and Spanish) and gather your income documents.
- Submit the application as directed on the hospital's financial assistance page.
- Call the Family Financial Advocates at 855-339-8840 if you need help.
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.
- Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital Help Paying Your Bill
- Southwest Healthcare Awards & Accreditations (operated by subsidiaries of UHS)