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How to apply for UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital Financial Assistance (The Villages)
UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital — University of Florida Health system; located at 1451 El Camino Real, The Villages, FL; serving Lake, Sumter, and Marion counties since 2002
Who it's for
UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital is University of Florida Health's flagship hospital in The Villages region, located at 1451 El Camino Real serving Lake, Sumter, and Marion county residents since 2002. As part of the UF Health system, the hospital benefits from the system's substantial commitment to charity care — $252.6 million in unsponsored charity care and social responsibility efforts across the UF Health network in Gainesville, Jacksonville, Leesburg, and The Villages. UF Health provides emergency, urgent, and medically necessary healthcare regardless of ability to pay. Patients unable to pay may qualify for financial assistance based on household income — UF Health's Financial Assistance Policy uses Federal Poverty Guidelines with sliding-scale assistance available. UF Health's University of Florida College of Medicine affiliation means Spanish Plaines patients have access to specialty/tertiary care through internal referrals to UF Health Shands (Gainesville) and UF Health Jacksonville — the same UF Health financial assistance policy follows the patient. Apply through Patient Financial Services or speak with a financial counselor at any UF Health facility. Call (352) 323-5762 to start.
UF Health provides emergency, urgent, and medically necessary care regardless of ability to pay — financial assistance applies to charges, not access. The income gate modeled (~200% FPL / $31,200 single 2026) is a typical UF Health charity threshold for full assistance; sliding-scale assistance extends higher. UF Health Spanish Plaines (The Villages) serves Lake, Sumter, AND Marion county residents. For specialty/tertiary care, patients are referred to UF Health Shands in Gainesville or UF Health Jacksonville — the same financial assistance policy follows. AdventHealth The Villages is an alternative hospital system in the same geographic area with a separate (and slightly more generous at 250% FPL) financial assistance policy — patients may choose between UF Health and AdventHealth based on insurance acceptance, provider preferences, and specific charity eligibility.
What you'll need
- Completed UF Health Financial Assistance Application
- Proof of household income (pay stubs, Social Security award letter, tax return, SSA-1099)
- Proof of family/household size
- Photo identification
- Documentation of insurance status
- Proof of Lake, Sumter, or Marion County residency (UF Health Spanish Plaines service area)
Where to apply
Apply online: official application
By phone: 352-323-5762
Renewals
per encounter; annual recertification for ongoing patients
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