Woodlawn Hospital: Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Can't afford a bill from Woodlawn 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. Woodlawn's Compassionate Care policy uses a sliding scale tied to the federal poverty level rather than publishing a single free-care income cutoff.
Discounted care: Discounted care on a sliding scale based on your household income compared to the federal poverty level; patients above 275% of the poverty level may still get a discount on a case-by-case basis, for example after a catastrophic illness.
How to apply: Woodlawn Hospital: Financial assistance (Compassionate Care)
Phone: (574) 224-1446 — For help with the Compassionate Care application.
How to apply
- Check the income limit above — discounts are set on a sliding scale tied to the federal poverty level.
- Fill out the Compassionate Care application from the billing page and gather proof of income.
- Send or bring the application and documents back to the hospital as the page instructs.
- Call the number above if you want help with the form or want to check what you could get.
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.
- Woodlawn Hospital Compassionate Care Policy (PDF)
- Woodlawn Hospital: Billing and Insurance Information