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Financial Assistance

DHMC's Financial Assistance Program

Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic are charitable health care organizations offering services throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. We will treat patients who come to us for medically necessary care, regardless of their financial status. We offer financial assistance for these services – in the form of free or discounted care – to those patients who may have an inability to pay their bills.

Applying for Financial Assistance

In order to be considered for financial assistance, the patient or their family representative must complete an application and provide information that supports their financial need. In reviewing the application, we will consider the following factors:

  • Have all means of payment, such as private insurance coverage or coverage through Medicare, Medicaid or other government programs, been exhausted?
  • What is the patient’s family income as it compares to the most recently published Federal Poverty Guidelines?
  • Are there other circumstances or resources that may affect the patient’s ability to pay for care?
  • Does the patient live in a community served by Dartmouth-Hitchcock? If not, is the care required not otherwise available in the patient’s community?
  • If the patient is a non-resident, did the care result from an emergency situation while in a community served by Dartmouth-Hitchcock?

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