Patient Financial Services, please call 508-973-5070 to schedule future appointments. Same day appointments may be available depending on availability. If you call after business hours, please leave a message and a Patient Financial Services Representative will return your call as soon as possible.
Financial Assistance for Patients
Southcoast Hospitals Group will assist patients in applying for financial assistance through state and public assistance programs. We will also work with patients to look at other opportunities to cover patient expenses, including offering payment plans. Financial Counselors are available to assist you. Please call 508-973-5070. You can also visit with a Financial Counselor in person at the following locations:
- St Luke’s Hospital, 101 Page Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
- Charlton Memorial Hospital, 363 Highland Avenue, Fall River, MA 02720
- Tobey Hospital, 43 High Street, Wareham, MA 02571
- Southcoast Health Cancer, 206 Mill Road, Fairhaven MA, 02719
To assist with any questions or concerns that you may have about financial assistance, the following documents are available:
- FAP and Credit & Collection Policy: English | Spanish | Portuguese
- Financial Assistance Summary: English | Spanish | Portuguese
- Application for Coverage: English | Spanish
- Application for Charity: English | Spanish | Portuguese
For assistance with your financial application, please contact Patient Financial Services at 508-973-5070.
These are also available on paper at the above locations or upon request.
Emergency and Medical Necessary Care
Patients are able to receive emergency and medically necessary care at Southcoast Health. The following Southcoast Health locations are covered by the Southcoast Health System Financial Assistance Policy:
- Same Day SurgiClinic
- Southcoast Health at Home
- Southcoast Health Imaging
- Southcoast Health Laboratory Patient Service Center
- Southcoast Physicians Group
- Southcoast Health Primary Care
- Southcoast Health Specialty Care
- Southcoast Rehabilitation Services
- Southcoast Health Respiratory Care
- Southcoast Health Retail Pharmacy
- Southcoast Health Surgery Center
- Southcoast Health Urgent Care
The providers listed below provide services at Southcoast locations. However, they bill separately and do not offer the same financial assistance programs as Southcoast Health System. Please contact them directly if you have any questions concerning those bills and possible financial assistance:
- Associated Physicians of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians
- Boston Children’s Physicians
- Hawthorn Medical Associates
- First Physicians Corporation
- Ob Hospitalist Group
- Prima CARE
- Southern New England Radiology
- Southcoast Behavioral Health
- Specialists On-Call Telemed
- Synergy Sugicalists, LLC
- Teleradiology Solutions
- UMass Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
- University Pathologists