Atlanta, GA · Likely required to offer financial assistance.
This is a nonprofit hospital. Under IRC Section 501(r), nonprofit hospitals must have a written financial assistance policy and must limit what they charge patients who qualify for it.
The short answer
This hospital’s own income cut-offs are not on file, so the guidance below is
what is typical rather than what it publishes.
Only 501(c)(3) hospitals report their poverty-level thresholds to the IRS, and not every filing can be
matched to the hospital that made it with enough confidence to print. Ask the billing office for their
income limits directly — they are required to tell you.
Check your own household
Hospital financial assistance is almost always based on household income compared with the
federal poverty level. What you type stays in your browser — it is never sent to us or to anyone else.
An estimate from published figures, not a decision. Only the hospital can approve an
application, and some policies also weigh savings, assets and residency.
How to apply
Apply even if the bill is months old. Nonprofit hospitals must accept financial
assistance applications for at least 240 days after your first bill — that is a
legal minimum, not a deadline, and many accept them later, including after a bill has gone to
collections. Ask rather than assume you have missed it.
Ask whether your bill already reflects assistance. It usually does not, even for
patients who would clearly qualify.
Gather what they will ask for — usually last year’s tax return or W-2,
recent pay stubs, and a photo ID. You do not need all of it to start.
If you are turned down, ask why in writing and whether you can appeal. A refusal is
often a missing document rather than a decision about your income.
For care you have not had yet, ask for a Good Faith Estimate in writing before you
schedule. If the final bill lands more than $400 above it you can dispute the difference
— see how the No Surprises Act works.
Ask in writing, if calling is hard
You do not have to phone. Copy this, fill in the blanks, and send it to the billing office by
post, email or the hospital’s patient portal.
To: Patient Financial Services, Emory University Hospital
Re: Account number ____________, patient ____________
I am asking to apply for financial assistance under your
financial assistance policy. Please send me the application
form and tell me what documents you need from me.
Please also place this account on hold while my application
is reviewed, and confirm in writing that you have received it.
I can be reached at ____________.
Nonprofit hospitals must post their financial assistance policy publicly, but they file it in
different places and we do not hold a direct link or a billing address for this one. Search the
hospital’s site for “financial assistance”, “charity care” or “patient
financial services”, or ask the billing office to send you the policy and the application.
If you do not qualify
Ask for an interest-free payment plan
Usually available regardless of income, and separate from financial assistance. Ask for one before
agreeing to anything a collections agency offers, and ask for the cash or self-pay price
— it is often well below the list price on the bill.
Nearby federally funded health centers
These charge on a sliding scale based on your household income, and see patients whether or
not you have insurance. Call ahead to ask what a visit would cost.
MedCura Whitefoord2.9 mi
Run by Medcura Health Inc
1401 Hosea L Williams Dr SE, Atlanta, 30317-1703
404-298-8998
MedCura Whitefoord (Dental)3.0 mi
Run by Medcura Health Inc
35 Whitefoord Ave SE, Atlanta, 30317-1727
404-298-8998
The Family Health Center of GA dba Georgia Center for Women at Peachtree3.8 mi
Run by Family Health Centers Of Georgia, Inc., The
From HRSA’s public Health Center directory. These set fees on a sliding scale by
household income and cannot turn you away for inability to pay. They are not free clinics, and this list
does not include Georgia’s free and charitable clinics, which are listed separately by the Georgia
Charitable Care Network.
Nearby free and charitable clinics
These are volunteer and donation-funded clinics that treat uninsured patients free or for a
small fee. They are not the same as the federally funded health centers above, and most keep limited hours
— call before going.
Physicians’ Care Clinic2.4 mi
2675 N. Decatur Rd. Ste 406, Decatur, GA 30033
(404) 501-7940
Our House3.6 mi
173 Boulevard Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 522-6056
Georgia RSVP Clinic4.0 mi
2020 Peachtree Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 721-3292
Ben Massell Dental Clinic4.8 mi
700 Fourteenth St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 881-1858
Mosaic Health Center5.1 mi
3700 Market Street, Building B, Clarkston, GA 30021
(678) 383-1383
Center for Black Women's Wellness5.5 mi
477 Windsor St SW, Suite 309, Atlanta, GA, 30312
(404) 688-9202
Rehab and Beyond5.6 mi
3983 Lavista Road Suite 128, Tucker, GA 30084
(833) 887-3422
Good Samaritan Health Center5.7 mi
1015 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy. NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 523-6571
Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation7.3 mi
5582 Peachtree Road Atlanta, GA 30341
404-325-3630
Georgia Society to Prevent Blindness8.9 mi
270 Carpenter Drive, Suite 606, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
(404) 266-2020
Listed by the Georgia
Charitable Care Network, checked 2026-09-01. GCCN’s directory
is not exhaustive — member clinics can decline to be listed — so search theirs too if nothing here
is close.