Swisher Memorial Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Swisher Memorial 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: Not published — call the billing department to ask. Swisher Memorial's published policy offers charity care with discounts of up to 100% for patients who qualify as financially or medically indigent, but it does not publish income cutoffs — call the Financial Assistance Specialists to check whether you qualify.
Discounted care: If you are uninsured and do not qualify for charity care, Swisher Memorial applies a 30% discount to your bill (the discount is removed if no payment or payment plan is made within 120 days).
How to apply: Swisher Memorial Hospital: Financial assistance policy
Phone: 806-995-3581 — Patient Financial Services — ask for a Financial Assistance Specialist.
How to apply
- Call the Financial Assistance Specialists at 806-995-3581 — they will review your options and can also help you apply for programs like Medicaid.
- Fill out the financial assistance application they provide.
- Include proof of your income and family size.
- Return the completed application — emergency care is never delayed or withheld because you cannot pay.
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, Swisher Memorial Healthcare System
- Price transparency tool — financial assistance Q&A, Swisher Memorial Hospital