Sutter Maternity Surgery Center Of Santa Cruz: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Sutter Maternity Surgery Center Of Santa Cruz? 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 your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level and you have no way to pay for any part of your bill.
Discounted care: A partial write-off of your bill if your household income is between 201% and 400% of the federal poverty level and you have no way to pay for any part of your bill.
How to apply: Sutter Health: Surgery center financial assistance
Phone: 800-478-8837 — Sutter Health (800-4SUTTER). Ask for the surgery center billing department to get the application.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — you'll need your family size and total household income.
- Ask the surgery center billing department for the financial assistance application (the Statement of Financial Condition form).
- Fill it out and send it back with proof of income, such as a recent pay stub, your W-2, or documents showing any government benefits.
- The surgery center reviews your application and tells you whether you qualify for free or partially discounted care.
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.
- Sutter Health: Surgery Center Division — Financial Assistance