The Hospital Accountability Project has contacted all (or nearly all) of the hospitals in Southesat Pennsylvania region (Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties) and requested information about their charity care policies. Many hospitals have responded and provided their materials, which vary greatly in format and legality. Other hospitals simply have not responded at all. Below you will find a list of the information provided by hospitals, as of 04/10/2008, including basic information about their policies and links to their policies when available. Any hospitals may contact the Hospital Accountability Project at lcuello@phlp.org to correct or update these listings.
| HOSPITAL |
COUNTY |
STATUS† |
CHARITY CARE POLICY |
CHARITY CARE SUMMARY* |
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| Abington Memorial |
Montgomery |
Non-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital's administrators did not respond to repeated requests for the information |
| Abington Memorial Warminster |
Bucks |
Non-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information |
| Albert Einstein |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
http://www.einstein.edu/rx_files/aboutus/charitycare10479.pdf |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount |
| Brandywine |
Chester |
For-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount |
| Central Montgomery |
Montgomery |
For-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information |
| Chester County |
Chester |
Non-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information |
| Chestnut Hill |
Philadelphia |
For-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=86476
|
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information about the details of the policy |
| Children's Seashore House |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=86476
|
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for more detailed information |
| Crozer-Chester |
Delaware |
Non-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for more detailed information |
| Delaware County Memorial |
Delaware |
Non-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information |
| Doylestown |
Bucks |
Non-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information |
| Fairmount Behavioral Health System |
Philadelphia |
For-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information |
| Frankford |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
http://www.frankfordhospitals.org/rx_files/about/charity_care_english10130.pdf
|
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; < 300% FPL - 75% discount; < 400% FPL - 50% discount; < 500% FPL - 25% discount |
| Friends Hospital |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; < 300% FPL - 65% discount; < 400% FPL - 20% discount; < 500% FPL - 10% discount |
| Girard Medical Center |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information |
| Grand View |
Bucks |
Non-Profit |
http://www.gvh.org/pages/your_stay/charity_care.pdf |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; < 250% FPL - 95% discount;< 300% FPL - 90% discount; < 350% FPL - 80% discount; < 400% FPL - 70% discount; < 450% FPL - 60% discount; < 500% FPL - 50% discount |
| Hahnemann Hospital |
Philadelphia |
For-Profit |
http://www.hahnemannhospital.com/CWSContent/hahnemannhospital/ourServices/hospitalServices/FinancialAssistancePrograms.htm
|
< 200% FPL - 100% discount |
| Holy Redeemer |
Montgomery |
Non-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information |
| Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; additional discounts are determined based on "available resources" |
| Jeanes |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 100% FPL - 100% discount; < 200% FPL - 70% discount; < 300% FPL - 30% discount |
| Jennersville Regional |
Chester |
For-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount |
| Kirkbride Psychiatric Hospital |
Philadelphia |
For-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
http://www.mageerehab.org/about/article10145.html |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; < 300% FPL - 65% discount; < 400% FPL - 20% discount; < 500% FPL - 10% discount |
| Main Line Bryn Mawr |
Montgomery |
Non-Profit |
http://www.mainlinehealth.org/mlh/CorpInfo/article_8305.asp |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; < 300% FPL - 75% discount; < 400% FPL - 70% discount; < 500% FPL - 65% discount |
| Main Line Lankenau |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
http://www.mainlinehealth.org/mlh/CorpInfo/article_8305.asp |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; < 300% FPL - 75% discount; < 400% FPL - 70% discount; < 500% FPL - 65% discount |
| Main Line Paoli |
Chester |
Non-Profit |
http://www.mainlinehealth.org/mlh/CorpInfo/article_8305.asp |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; < 300% FPL - 75% discount; < 400% FPL - 70% discount; < 500% FPL - 65% discount |
| Mercy Fitzgerald |
Montgomery |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; < 400% FPL - 50% discount |
| Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; < 400% FPL - 50% discount |
| Mercy Suburban |
Montgomery |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; < 400% FPL - 50% discount |
| Montgomery |
Montgomery |
Non-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information |
| Nazareth |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; < 400% FPL - 50% discount |
| Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; additional discounts are determined based on "available resources" |
| Phoenixville |
Chester |
For-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount |
| Pottstown Memorial |
Montgomery |
For-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount |
| Riddle Memorial |
Delaware |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; < 300% FPL - 75% discount; < 400% FPL - 70% discount; < 500% FPL - 65% discount |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
http://www.roxboroughmemorial.com/PatientInformation/FinancialAssistancePrograms
|
< 200% FPL - 100% discount |
| St. Christopher's Hospital for Children |
Philadelphia |
For-Profit |
http://www.stchristophershospital.com/CWSContent/stchristophershospital/ourServices/hospitalServices/FinancialAssistancePrograms.htm
|
< 200% FPL - 100% discount |
| St. Joseph's |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information |
| St. Luke's Quakertown |
Bucks |
Non-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators refused to provide information |
| St. Mary's |
Bucks |
Non-Profit |
http://www.stmaryhealthcare.org/body.cfm?id=555735 |
< 250% FPL - 100% discount; < 300% FPL - 75% discount; < 350% FPL - 50% discount; < 400% FPL - 25% discount |
| Temple East |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 100% FPL - 100% discount; < 200% FPL - 70% discount; < 300% FPL - 30% discount |
| Temple Lower Bucks |
Bucks |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 100% FPL - 100% discount; < 200% FPL - 70% discount; < 300% FPL - 30% discount |
| Temple University |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 100% FPL - 100% discount; < 200% FPL - 70% discount; < 300% FPL - 30% discount |
| Temple University Children's |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 100% FPL - 100% discount; < 200% FPL - 70% discount; < 300% FPL - 30% discount |
| Thomas Jefferson University |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
http://www.jeffersonhospital.org/patient/article6897.html |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; < 300% FPL - 65% discount; < 400% FPL - 20% discount; < 500% FPL - 10% discount |
| University of Pennsylvania/Presbyterian |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
On file with HAP |
< 200% FPL - 100% discount; additional discounts are determined based on "available resources" |
| Wills Eye |
Philadelphia |
Non-Profit |
Not available |
Hospital administrators did not respond to repeated requests for information |
† Non-profit hospitals are exempt from paying some federal, local, and state taxes. In exchange, the hospitals have to provide benefits to the community.
* "FPL" refers to the federal poverty guidelines. The 2008 guidelines are listed below:
