Ventura County Medical Center - Santa Paula Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Ventura County Medical Center - Santa Paula 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: Free care (charity care) if your household income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level.
Discounted care: Discounted care if your household income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level — the hospital's Discount Payment Program can lower your bill to the highest amount Medicare or Medi-Cal would be expected to pay.
How to apply: HCAI: Ventura County Medical Center - Santa Paula Hospital billing policies
Phone: 805-677-5110 — Ventura County Health Care Agency main line — ask for help with hospital bills or financial assistance.
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — charity care (free care) and the Discount Payment Program are for patients with household income at or below 400% of the federal poverty level.
- Download the Charity Care application from the HCAI billing policies page linked above.
- Fill it out and attach proof of income (a W-2, pay stub, or tax return), bank and credit card account information, an estimate of household income and expenses, and ID.
- Submit it to the hospital. If you need help with the application, call the Health Care Agency — bilingual and interpreter services are available.
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.
- Ventura County Health Care Agency: Charity Care Program Application
- HCAI: Ventura County Medical Center - Santa Paula Hospital billing policies