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South County Hospital Inc — Financial Assistance & Charity Care
Wakefield, Washington County, RI
Under Rhode Island law, South County Hospital Inc must offer free or discounted care to eligible low-income and uninsured patients. Here's what the law guarantees — and how to apply.
What Rhode Island law guarantees
Under Rhode Island's hospital charity care regulation (216-RICR-40-10-23), South County Hospital Inc must provide FREE care to uninsured patients at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, and discounted care for patients up to 300%.
This is the legal minimum — South County Hospital Inc may offer more generous help. The only way to know is to apply, and applying is always free.
Based on Rhode Island's hospital charity care regulation (216-RICR-40-10-23), 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
Hospitals shall provide full charity care (i.e., a 100% discount) to patients/guarantors whose annual income is up to and including 200% of the Federal Poverty Levels, taking into consideration family unit size. ... Hospitals shall provide partial charity care (i.e., a discount less than 100%) to patients/guarantors whose annual income is between 200% and up to and including 300% of the Federal Poverty Levels, taking into consideration family unit size. This partial charity care shall be on a sliding-scale discount basis determined by each individual hospital pursuant to its own evaluation of its service area needs and financial resources.
How to apply
📞 (401) 782-8000When 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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