Virginia Gay Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care

Can't afford a bill from Virginia Gay 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

How to apply

1. Check the income limit above — free care applies if your household income is at or below 220% of the federal poverty level.
2. Get the application: download it from the hospital's website, call the Business Office at 319-472-6252 to have a copy mailed to you, or pick one up at registration, the Business Office, or the Emergency Department.
3. Fill it out and attach your last year's tax return, your most recent pay stub, and a Job Service of Iowa income/unemployment report for the last four quarters.
4. Submit it — the hospital will notify you in writing within 30 days of receiving your completed 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.
• Virginia Gay Hospital: Financial Assistance Policy (updated 01.19.2024)
• Virginia Gay Hospital: Financial Assistance Plain Language Summary (updated 01.23.2026)