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How to apply for ProMedica Toledo Hospital + Mercy Health St. Vincent + University of Toledo Medical Center — Financial Assistance (Lucas County)
Lucas County hospital safety net: ProMedica (Toledo Hospital + Toledo Children's — ProMedica is HEADQUARTERED in Toledo), Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center (Bon Secours Mercy Catholic, Toledo's downtown trauma center), University of Toledo Medical Center (the former Medical College of Ohio — academic, ProMedica academic affiliate since 2015). Distinctive — Toledo/Lucas County CareNet is a uniform charity-care collaboration created jointly by competing systems ProMedica and Mercy Health to serve the uninsured.
Who it's for
Lucas County hospital safety net: Lucas = ProMedica (Toledo HQ — Toledo Hospital + Children's) + Mercy Health St. Vincent (Bon Secours Mercy trauma) + University of Toledo Medical Center (academic) — competing systems that jointly run the Toledo/Lucas County CareNet charity-care collaboration. Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP) requires hospitals receiving HCAP funds (essentially all Ohio acute-care hospitals) to provide basic, medically necessary hospital-level services free of charge to Ohio residents at or below 100% FPL; each hospital's own Financial Assistance Program (typically sliding to 200-400% FPL) layers above HCAP. Apply at the hospital financial counseling office or at https://www.promedica.org/. Phone: 419-291-4000.
Lucas: Lucas = ProMedica (Toledo HQ — Toledo Hospital + Children's) + Mercy Health St. Vincent (Bon Secours Mercy trauma) + University of Toledo Medical Center (academic) — competing systems that jointly run the Toledo/Lucas County CareNet charity-care collaboration. Ohio HCAP guarantees free basic hospital-level care at or below 100% FPL; each hospital's own FAP slides above that.
What you'll need
- Proof of household income
- Proof of Lucas County / Ohio residency
- Photo identification
- Proof of uninsured status or insurance gap
- Hospital bill or pre-treatment estimate
Where to apply
Apply online: official application
By phone: 419-291-4000
Renewals
per-encounter or annual
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