Valley Presbyterian Hospital — Financial Assistance & Charity Care

Do you qualify for FREE care?

Valley Presbyterian Hospital provides free (charity) care to patients at or below 400% of the Federal Poverty Level. If your yearly household income is at or below the amount for your household size, you likely qualify for 100% free care:

Discounted care

Patients up to 400% of the Federal Poverty Level qualify for discounted care — you'd owe no more than the amount generally billed to insured patients:

What you'll need to apply

• Confidential Financial Application form
• Federal/current income tax returns
• Recent pay stubs
• Signed statement explaining why a required document is unavailable (if not provided)
• For discounted care: only recent pay stubs or income tax returns
• Public Benefit Program documentation (e.g., Social Security, Workers' Comp, Unemployment, Medi-Cal, AFDC, Food Stamps, WIC)

How to apply

When you call, say: “I'd like to apply for financial assistance (charity care) for a hospital bill. Can you send me the application and tell me which documents I need?”

Based on this hospital's policy effective 01/16/2026.