Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital helps patients without health insurance to apply and to obtain Medicaid coverage, when applicable.
Financial Assistance
Our commitment to uninsured and lower income patients
Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital is committed to serving the health care needs of our community. We realize that health care can be very expensive. To help you, Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital offers discounts for patients with no insurance and/or low incomes.
Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital offers financial assistance programs, which may discount a patient’s hospital bill up to 100 percent. The program discounts vary based upon the patient’s family size and income level.
Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital provides a 65 percent discount of hospital bills when patients have no health insurance AND the patient is not covered by Medicare or Medicaid.
Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital allows payment plans upon request.
Patients have a right to:
- The availability of free and reduced-charge services
- The ability to gain admittance without pre-admission deposits
- Not be transferred solely or in significant part for economic reasons
- The availability of services provided
- The terms of eligibility for free and reduced services
- The application process for free and reduced charges
- The name of person or office to which complaints or questions about the hospital’s participation in or operation of the program may be directed
Government programs that patients may qualify for include:
- Medicaid
- Temporary Assistance for needy Families
- Social Security Disability
- Supplemental Security Income
Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital will help patients apply for and obtain Medicaid health insurance coverage when patients:
- Have no insurance (self pay) or limited insurance coverage
- Have hospital bills of $1,000 or more
- Have limited monthly income
Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital Financial Assistance Forms
For assistance or if you think you may qualify for financial assistance, please call the Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital Patient Financial Counselor at (256) 741-1150. Information you will need when applying for financial assistance can be found in this financial assistance document: Financial Assistance Summary
For information related to Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital’s Billing and Collections policy, please review the policy here: Billing and Collections Policy for Self-Pay Accounts
Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital maintains a listing of Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital physicians and providers who do or do not honor Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital Financial Assistance that you may access via this listing: Physician Charity List
We will be glad to assist you with the application process or work with you to establish payment arrangements for any remaining balances you may have after discounts have been applied to your account.