Stewart Memorial Community Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Stewart Memorial Community 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
Free care: Full charity care (free care) is provided to underinsured and uninsured patients earning 200% or less of the Federal Poverty Income Guideline.
Discounted care: A 75% discount for income between 225% and 300%, a 50% discount for 301% to 400%, a 35% discount for 401% to 450%, and a 25% discount for 451% to 500% of the federal poverty guideline.
How to apply: Stewart Memorial Community Hospital: Patient resources
Phone: 712-464-4206 — Financial assistance help (call for help understanding the policy or completing the application).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — full free care goes to uninsured or underinsured patients at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline.
- Complete the SMCH Financial Assistance Application and gather proof of household income, assets, and family size.
- You may be asked to apply for other programs, like Medicaid, before a final decision is made.
- Submit the application; the hospital will notify you of the decision within a reasonable time.
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.
- Stewart Memorial Community Hospital: Hospital Financial Assistance Policy
- Stewart Memorial Community Hospital: Plain Language Summary of Financial Assistance