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How to apply for Calhoun Liberty Hospital Financial Assistance (Liberty County)
Calhoun Liberty Hospital (CLH) — independent not-for-profit acute-care hospital serving both Calhoun and Liberty Counties as a shared two-county safety-net hospital; located at 20370 NE Burns Avenue, Blountstown FL 32424 (approximately 25 minutes west of Bristol, the Liberty County seat); principal hospital safety net for Liberty County residents
Who it's for
Calhoun Liberty Hospital (CLH) is the shared two-county safety-net hospital serving BOTH Calhoun County AND Liberty County — its name reflects this dual-county service mission. Located at 20370 NE Burns Avenue in Blountstown (about 25 minutes west of Bristol, the Liberty County seat), CLH is the closest acute-care community hospital for Liberty residents. As an independent not-for-profit, CLH is committed to providing high-quality compassionate care regardless of ability to pay. The hospital offers payment plans and financial assistance for patients unable to pay their hospital bill in full, plus self-pay discounts for uninsured patients. Both the Emergency Room AND the Family Practice Clinic provide discounts for non-insured patients — making CLH meaningfully accessible for primary-care-level visits as well as emergency care. As a not-for-profit hospital, CLH provides non-elective services to patients without regard to financial status. Patient Financial Services is at the hospital and open M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Calhoun Liberty Hospital Foundation accepts donations to support uninsured patient care. Apply by calling 850-674-5411 or 850-237-3025. For tertiary, complex cardiac, trauma, or oncology care beyond CLH's scope, Liberty seniors are typically referred to Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Panama City) or Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare.
Calhoun Liberty Hospital is a small rural community hospital — for tertiary, specialty, complex cardiac, trauma, or oncology care, Liberty County seniors are typically referred to Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Panama City, about 90 minutes west) or Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (about 60 minutes east). When CLH refers a patient, the receiving hospital's FAP applies separately. DISTINCTIVE feature: BOTH the ER and the Family Practice Clinic provide discounts for uninsured patients — making CLH the rare rural FL hospital where primary-care visits (not just emergency care) get explicit financial assistance treatment. The modeled $31,200 income gate uses the 200% FPL single-person 2026 threshold as a conservative FL community-hospital standard. Geographic context: Bristol-area Liberty seniors face approximately 25 minutes of travel to reach CLH in Blountstown; for non-emergency care, coordinate transportation with LCSCA paratransit (fl.liberty.lcsca_transportation) for door-to-door rides.
What you'll need
- Completed Calhoun Liberty Hospital Financial Assistance Application (request from Patient Financial Services)
- Proof of household income (recent pay stubs, Social Security award letter, tax return, SSA-1099)
- Proof of family/household size
- Photo identification
- Documentation of insurance status (insurance denial letter, Medicaid denial, or proof of uninsured status)
Where to apply
Apply online: official application
By phone: 850-674-5411
Renewals
per encounter; documentation refresh required for ongoing patients
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