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Good Shepherd Medical Center — Financial Assistance & Charity Care

Hermiston, Umatilla County, OR

Under Oregon law, Good Shepherd Medical Center must offer free or discounted care to eligible low-income and uninsured patients. Here's what the law guarantees — and how to apply.

What Oregon law guarantees

Under Oregon's hospital financial assistance law (ORS 442.614, HB 3076), Good Shepherd Medical Center must provide FREE care to uninsured patients at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, and discounted care for patients up to 400%.

This is the legal minimum — Good Shepherd Medical Center may offer more generous help. The only way to know is to apply, and applying is always free.

Based on Oregon's hospital financial assistance law (ORS 442.614, HB 3076), checked against the official source on 2026-08-04 — an automatic check, not a review by a person. See the official source ↗

See the exact wording
(1) A nonprofit hospital's written financial assistance policy described in ORS 442.610 must: (a) Provide for adjusting a patient's costs as follows: (A) For a patient whose household income is not more than 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, by 100 percent; (B) For a patient whose household income is more than 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and not more than 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, by a minimum of 75 percent; (C) For a patient whose household income is more than 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and not more than 350 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, by a minimum of 50 percent; and (D) For a patient whose household income is more than 350 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and not more than 400 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, by a minimum of 25 percent

How to apply

📞 (541) 667-3400

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?”

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