Stoughton Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Stoughton 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 level.
Discounted care: If your income is between 201% and 210% of the poverty level, you get an 80% write-off; 211% to 220% gets a 60% write-off; 221% to 230% gets a 40% write-off.
How to apply: Stoughton Hospital: Financial assistance
Phone: 608-873-2257 — Patient Financial Services — call for help with the application or to have forms mailed to you.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — eligibility is based on your household size and yearly income compared to the federal poverty level.
- Fill out the financial assistance application — download it at stoughtonhealth.com/fa, pick one up at Registration or Patient Financial Services, or complete it over the phone with a counselor.
- Gather proof of income and assets, like recent pay stubs and your most recent tax return.
- Mail, fax, or deliver the completed application to Stoughton Health Patient Financial Services, 900 Ridge Street, Stoughton, WI 53589 (fax 608-873-2255).
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.
- Financial Assistance Policy #2.10 (2025), Stoughton Health
- Plain Language Financial Assistance Policy Summary, Stoughton Health