The Rehabilitation Institute Of Southern Illinois: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from The Rehabilitation Institute Of Southern Illinois? 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 emergency and medically necessary care if your family income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines.
Discounted care: If your family income is between 201% and 300% of the poverty guidelines, you get a 75% discount; between 301% and 400%, a 50% discount.
How to apply: The Rehabilitation Institute of Southern Illinois: Financial assistance
Phone: 618-206-7600 — Main hospital line — ask for financial counseling. Billing questions: 877-298-1086.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — eligibility is based on your gross family income compared to the federal poverty guidelines. (The institute follows the system-wide Encompass Health policy.)
- Fill out the financial assistance application, available on the page above or at the hospital's registration desk.
- Include proof of family size, income, and financial obligations.
- Submit the completed application to the hospital — if you are homeless, recently had Medicaid, or are deceased with no estate, you may be presumed eligible without a full application.
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, The Rehabilitation Institute of Southern Illinois (Encompass Health)
- Financial Assistance Policy (eff. 09/01/2025), Encompass Health Corporation