How to apply for Fairfield Memorial Hospital — Financial Assistance (Wayne County)

Who it's for

Wayne County's hospital is Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Fairfield — a not-for-profit 25-bed critical-access hospital serving southeastern Illinois, with emergency, inpatient, surgical, and outpatient services. It offers a Charity Care / financial-assistance program with discounts on a sliding scale for income-eligible patients. DISTINCTIVE to Illinois: state law (the Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act + Fair Patient Billing Act) REQUIRES hospitals to provide financial assistance — uninsured patients at or below 200% (rural/critical-access) or 300% (urban) of the Federal Poverty Level generally receive free care, with capped discounts above that. Most Illinois hospitals have a robust charity-care policy as a result. Apply through Fairfield Memorial Patient Financial Services (618-842-2611) or at https://www.fairfieldmemorial.org/.

What you'll need

• Proof of household income
• Proof of Wayne County / Illinois residency
• Photo identification
• Proof of uninsured status or insurance gap
• Hospital bill or pre-treatment estimate

Where to apply

Renewals

per-encounter or annual