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How to apply for TMH Wakulla Outpatient + TMH Tallahassee Hospital Financial Assistance (Wakulla County Coverage)
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) — independent not-for-profit regional health system; operates TMH Physician Partners Wakulla outpatient clinic at 2626 Crawfordville Highway, Crawfordville FL 32327, plus the main 772-bed TMH Tallahassee hospital at 1300 Miccosukee Road, Tallahassee FL 32308; serves as the principal hospital safety net for Wakulla County (which has no acute-care hospital of its own)
Who it's for
Wakulla County has NO acute-care hospital of its own — for hospital-level care, Wakulla residents are served by Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) in neighboring Leon County. Two TMH access points serve Wakulla: (1) TMH Physician Partners Wakulla — an outpatient primary care and family medicine clinic at 2626 Crawfordville Highway in Crawfordville, providing local access to TMH-affiliated primary care without traveling to Tallahassee; TMH Physician Partners Wakulla serves all patients regardless of inability to pay, with sliding-scale discounts based on family size and income, and free care for low-income uninsured individuals. (2) Tallahassee Memorial Hospital — the main 772-bed regional acute-care hospital and Level II Trauma Center at 1300 Miccosukee Road in Tallahassee, providing emergency, surgical, cardiac, oncology, and tertiary care for the broader Big Bend region. TMH's system-wide Financial Assistance Policy applies a sliding-scale approach: patients at or below 200% FPL typically receive 100% free care; patients between 201-400% FPL receive partial discounts. For Wakulla seniors, geographic distance (~30-45 minutes from Crawfordville to Tallahassee) is the practical challenge — Big Bend Transit and Wakulla Senior Center transportation (fl.wakulla.wakulla_senior_center_transportation) are essential mobility links. Apply for TMH FAP by calling 850-431-5165 or via the TMH patient resources portal.
Wakulla County's lack of an in-county acute-care hospital makes TMH FAP coverage particularly important — for any hospitalization, Wakulla residents travel to TMH Tallahassee (or Capital Regional Medical Center as an HCA alternative). TMH Physician Partners Wakulla outpatient clinic provides local primary care access without the trip. The modeled $31,200 income gate uses 200% FPL as the conservative TMH threshold; sliding-scale discounts extend to higher income levels for partial assistance. Geographic reality: Wakulla seniors needing emergency care should call 911 — local EMS will transport to the appropriate facility (often TMH Tallahassee for major emergencies, Capital Regional for some cardiac/specialty cases). For non-emergency hospital care, advance scheduling and transportation coordination with Wakulla Senior Center transit or Big Bend Transit are essential. TMH Physician Partners Wakulla's 'serves all patients regardless of inability to pay' policy means primary care access is genuinely available locally even for uninsured seniors — a meaningful safety net for routine medical needs.
What you'll need
- Completed TMH Financial Assistance Application
- 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: 850-431-5165
Renewals
per encounter; documentation refresh required for ongoing patients
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