Summersville Regional Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Summersville Regional 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
200%of the federal poverty level — the free-care income limit
Free care: Free care (a 100% discount) if your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: Not published — call the billing department to ask.
How to apply: WVU Medicine: Financial assistance FAQs
Phone: 304-598-6260 — WVU Medicine financial counselor, Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
How to apply
- Check the income limit above — you must also have been denied Medicaid and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. (Summersville Regional Medical Center follows the system-wide WVU Medicine policy.)
- Fill out the financial assistance application — available through MyWVUChart or downloadable from the WVU Medicine website.
- Include the required documents, like a denied Medicaid letter from the last 90 days and proof of income.
- Mail the completed application to WVU Medicine – Hospital Services, PO Box 8031, Morgantown, WV 26506. If you don't meet the income guidelines, you may still be considered on an exception basis — ask a financial counselor.
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.
- 2026 Financial Assistance Plain Language Summary, WVU Medicine
- Financial Assistance FAQs, WVU Medicine