West Hills Hospital Medical Center: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from West Hills Hospital Medical Center? 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 (100% discount) if your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level. (Note: HCA sold this hospital to UCLA Health in March 2024 — it is now UCLA West Valley Medical Center, and UCLA Health's policy applies.)
Discounted care: Partial discount if your family income is between 401% and 450% of the federal poverty level, based on income. If you get assistance, you never pay more than the Medicare rate.
How to apply: UCLA Health: Help paying your hospital bill
Phone: 310-825-8021 — UCLA Patient Business Services Office (Mon–Fri, 8:30am–4:00pm).
How to apply
- Check the income limits above — the program covers emergency and medically necessary hospital care.
- Fill out the financial assistance application with proof of income for you and any co-applicant (recent pay stubs or tax return).
- Mail it to UCLA Health Patient Business Services, 10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024 — or submit through MyChart. There is no deadline to apply.
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.
- UCLA Health: Hospital services — help paying your bill
- UCLA Health acquires West Hills Hospital and Medical Center (March 2024)