Free and discounted hospital care in North Carolina
We list 114 hospitals and 45 health center organizations in North Carolina. We have found income levels for 48 of the hospitals so far.
Check your own income against every hospital near you.
State programs
We have not found a statewide charity care program in North Carolina yet. Federal rules still apply. Nonprofit hospitals must have a written financial assistance policy, and health centers on our list offer a sliding fee under federal rules at or below 200% of the poverty level.
Hospitals, most generous first
Yearly income limits for a family of 4. Open a hospital for every household size. The hospital makes the final decision.
| Hospital | Free up to | Discount up to |
|---|---|---|
| Sentara Albemarle Medical Center Elizabeth City. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| High Point Regional Health System High Point. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc Lexington. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital Lenoir. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Chatham Hospital Inc Siler City. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center Charlotte. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center Matthews. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Novant Health Medical Park Hospital Winston-Salem. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center Charlotte. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Salisbury. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Thomasville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Pender Memorial Hospital Burgaw. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Rex Hospital Raleigh. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| UNC Rockingham Eden. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Advent Health Polk Columbus. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $99,000 |
| WakeMed, Cary Hospital Cary. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $99,000 |
| WakeMed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $99,000 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | none found |
| UNC Health Care Wayne Goldsboro. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | none found |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care Kinston. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | none found |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital Dunn. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The Greensboro. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital Laurinburg. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hosp Troy. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $118,800 |
| FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Pinehurst. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $118,800 |
| Appalachian Regional Behavioral Healthcare Linville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital Linville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc Nags Head. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital Edenton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital Kenansville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital Ahoskie. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center Gastonia. IRS filing, tax year 2023. | $66,000 | none found |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $49,500 | $132,000 |
| Ashe Memorial Hospital Jefferson. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $49,500 | $82,500 |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $49,500 | $66,000 |
| Angel Medical Center Franklin. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc Morganton. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Broughton Hospital Morganton. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Brynn Marr Hosp Jacksonville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Carolina East Medical Center New Bern. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health Charlotte. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Carteret General Hospital Morehead City. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center Hickory. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Central Carolina Hospital Sanford. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Central Regional Hospital Butner. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority Cherokee. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Cherry Hospital Goldsboro. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| DLP Swain County Hospital LLC Bryson City. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Duke University Hospital Durham. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Good Hope Hospital, Inc Erwin. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Granville Health Systems Oxford. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Highlands Cashiers Hospital Highlands. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Holly Hill Mental Health Services Raleigh. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Iredell Davis Behavioral Health Hospital Statesville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc Statesville. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital Southport. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Johnston Health Smithfield. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Julian F Keith Alcohol & Drug Abuse TX Black Mountain. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Lifebrite Community Hospital of Stokes Danbury. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce Asheville. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| North Carolina Specialty Hospital Durham. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-Salem. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Old Vineyard Youth Services Winston Salem. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Onslow Memorial Hospital Jacksonville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County Hendersonville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Raleigh Oaks Behavioral Health Garner. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Randolph Hospital Asheboro. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albemarle. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Strategic Behavioral Center-Leland Leland. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| The McDowell Hospital Marion. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc Brevard. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Triangle Springs Raleigh. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| UNC Health Nash Rocky Mount. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Walter B Jones Center Lakeside Psychiatric Hospita Greenville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Washington County Hosp Inc Plymouth. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Watauga Medical Center Boone. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Wilmington Treatment Center Wilmington. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
Health centers
Under federal health center rules, these centers offer a sliding fee at or below 200% of the poverty level.
- Advance Community Health Inc (12 sites)
- Amity Medical Group Inc (5 sites)
- Amity Medical Group Inc (5 sites)
- Anson Regional Medical Services Inc (2 sites)
- Appalachian District Health Department (3 sites)
- Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers (9 sites)
- B & D Integrated Health Services (3 sites)
- Bertie County Rural Health Association (2 sites)
- Black River Health Services Inc (3 sites)
- Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc. (44 sites)
- Cabarrus Community Health Centers, Inc. (17 sites)
- Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc. (4 sites)
- Charlotte Community Health Clinic, Inc. (6 sites)
- Compassion Health Care, Inc. (4 sites)
- Craven County Government (2 sites)
- Gaston Family Health Services, Inc. (268 sites)
- Gateway Community Health Centers, Inc. (3 sites)
- Goshen Medical Center, Inc (43 sites)
- Granville-Vance District Health Department (3 sites)
- Greene County Health Care, Incorporated (8 sites)
- High Country Community Health (17 sites)
- Hot Springs Health Program Inc (4 sites)
- Kinston Community Health Center, Inc (3 sites)
- Lincoln Community Health Center Incorporated (8 sites)
- Metropolitan Community Health Services Inc (6 sites)
- Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc. (12 sites)
- Mountain Community Health Partnership, Incorporated (5 sites)
- Neighborhealth Center, Inc. (1 site)
- Neighborhealth Center, Inc. (1 site)
- New Hanover Community Health Center, Incorporated (2 sites)
- North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (8 sites)
- Ocracoke Health Center, Inc. (4 sites)
- Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc (6 sites)
- Person Family Medical Center, Incorporated (4 sites)
- Piedmont Health Services Inc (11 sites)
- Roanoke Chowan Community Health Centers, Inc. (8 sites)
- Robeson Health Care Corporation (10 sites)
- Rural Health Group, Inc (19 sites)
- Stedman Wade Health Services Inc (4 sites)
- The C.W. Williams Community Health Center, Inc. (3 sites)
- Tri County Community Health Council, Inc (16 sites)
- Triad Adult & Pediatric Medicine, Inc. (5 sites)
- United Health Centers (3 sites)
- Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc (12 sites)
- Wilkes County (1 site)