Physicians Care Surgical Hospital
Acute care hospital in Royersford, PA.
Verified from the hospital's own policy
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital likely gives free care to households with a yearly income up to $31,920 for 1 person, $43,280 for 2, $54,640 for 3, $66,000 for 4, $77,360 for 5 or $88,720 for 6. We have not found a discount for incomes above the free care level.
The hospital makes the final decision.
| People in household | Free care up to | Discount up to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $31,920 | not found |
| 2 | $43,280 | not found |
| 3 | $54,640 | not found |
| 4 | $66,000 | not found |
| 5 | $77,360 | not found |
| 6 | $88,720 | not found |
How to apply
- Call (610) 495-3330 and ask for financial assistance.
- Application form
- Financial Assistance Policy (effective 06/2018)
- Plain language summary
- The policy gives 240 days to apply. Ask the billing office which date the count starts from.
- Residency
- Local service area (not defined on the page)
- Very large bills
- Medical indigence: rare cases where bills threaten financial survival
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Russian, Gujarati, Tagalog, German, Chinese (Mandarin)
If you have insurance
Insured patients can also apply for help with deductibles and copays. Keep your insurance. Financial assistance covers bills from this one place only.
What is covered
- Covered
- Emergency and medically necessary care at the hospital
State program in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Medical Assistance (Medicaid)
State health coverage. Adults 19 to 64 qualify with income at or below 133% of the poverty level. Most hospital financial assistance policies in the Philadelphia area require you to apply for Medical Assistance first. This is insurance, not a hospital discount program, so it sets no hospital charity care threshold.
Applies to people, not hospitals. We have not confirmed whether it applies to for-profit hospitals like this one. Ask the billing office.
Apply online through COMPASS or at your County Assistance Office. Hospital financial counselors can help you apply.
Adults ages 19-64 with incomes at or below 133 percent of the Federal Income Poverty Guidelines (FPIG)
Program source, checked 2026-11-10
Hospital Uncompensated Care Program (Tobacco Settlement Act, Act 77 of 2001, Chapter 11)
A state program that pays eligible hospitals for part of the uncompensated care they give, including charity care. It pays hospitals, not patients. The law defines charity care by each hospital's own charity care policy and sets no patient income limit. Whether the program is still funded today was not checked.
Applies to eligible hospitals (payments to hospitals). We have not confirmed whether it applies to for-profit hospitals like this one. Ask the billing office.
Patients do not apply. Apply to the hospital's own financial assistance program.
provided free or at a reduced rate to patients who cannot afford to pay but who are not eligible for public programs
Program source, checked 2026-11-10
Notes
Physician-owned (CMS) surgical hospital that posts a policy. Free care only; no partial discount tier. Call the billing office, option 3. You must rule out other payment options such as Medical Assistance first.
Sources
- Free care level
who have family incomes not in excess of 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
- Insured patients
require emergency and medically necessary care and who have exhausted or limited insurance benefits;
- Residency
PCSH provides financial assistance in the form of charity care to patients residing in its local service area
- Very large bills
provides discounted or free care to individuals who are faced with medical bills that are large enough to threaten financial survival.
- Deadline
begins to run on the date medical care is provided and ends the 240th day after PCSH provides the patient
Last checked. 2026-11-10
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