St Joseph Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from St Joseph Medical Center? 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. Southern Illinois Healthcare's Healthcare Assistance Program offers help on a sliding scale up to 100% of hospital services, but SIH does not publish a specific income cutoff — a financial counselor decides whether you qualify.
Discounted care: Not published — call the billing department to ask.
How to apply: Southern Illinois Healthcare: Healthcare Assistance Program
Phone: 618-684-3156 — SIH St. Joseph Memorial Hospital financial counselor.
How to apply
- Call the number above and ask for the Healthcare Assistance Application — one application covers all SIH hospitals.
- Gather proof of income (wages for the last 13 weeks) and any proof of government assistance programs you use.
- Submit the completed application through MyChart or by mail to Attn: Helping Hands, 1239 East Main St., Carbondale, IL 62901.
- SIH will review it on a sliding scale up to 100% of hospital services and let you know the 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.
- Southern Illinois Healthcare: Healthcare Assistance Program