Free and discounted hospital care in Alabama
We list 96 hospitals and 21 health center organizations in Alabama. We have found income levels for 23 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 Alabama 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| St. Vincent's Birmingham Birmingham. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| St. Vincent's Chilton Clanton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| St. Vincent's East Birmingham. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| St. Vincent's St. Clair Pell City. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama Wedowee. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $115,500 |
| Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center Anniston. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | none found |
| Atmore Community Hospital Atmore. IRS filing, tax year 2023. | $66,000 | $115,500 |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $115,500 |
| Mobile Infirmary Medical Center Mobile. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $115,500 |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham. IRS filing, tax year 2025. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Citizens Baptist Medical Center Talladega. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Princeton Baptist Medical Center Birmingham. IRS filing, tax year 2025. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Shelby Baptist Medical Center Alabaster. IRS filing, tax year 2025. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Walker Baptist Medical Center Jasper. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Community Hospital Inc Tallassee. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $49,500 | $66,000 |
| North Mississippi Health Services - South Marion Winfield. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $49,500 | $66,000 |
| Russell Medical Center Alexander City. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $115,500 |
| Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc Montgomery. IRS filing, tax year 2023. | $33,000 | $99,000 |
| Mizell Memorial Hospital Opp. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $99,000 |
| Andalusia Health Andalusia. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Baldwin Health Foley. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Baypointe Behavioral Health Mobile. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Beacon Children's Hospital Luverne. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Bryce Hospital Tuscaloosa. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Bullock County Hospital Union Springs. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Bullock County Hospital Union Springs. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Clay County Hospital Ashland. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| D W McMillan Memorial Hospital Brewton. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Dale Medical Center Ozark. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| DCH Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Dekalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| EAMC - Lanier Valley. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Eastpointe Hospital Daphne. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Elmore Community Hospital Wetumpka. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Greene County Hospital Eutaw. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Grove Hill Memorial Hospital Grove Hill. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services Birmingham. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Hill Hospital of Sumter County York. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| J Paul Jones Hospital Camden. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital Phenix City. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Jackson Medical Center Jackson. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Lake Martin Community Hospital Dadeville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Lakeland Community Hospital Haleyville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Lakeland Community Hospital Haleyville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Mary S Harper Geriatric Psychiatry Center Tuscaloosa. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System Bessemer. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Mountain View Hospital Gadsden. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| North Alabama Medical Center Florence. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| North Alabama Shoals Hospital Muscle Shoals. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| North Baldwin Infirmary Bay Minette. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Prattville Baptist Hospital Prattville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Sanctuary at the Woodlands, The Cullman. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Springhill Medical Center Mobile. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| St. Vincents Blount Oneonta. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| The East Alabama Healthcare Authority Opelika. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| The Health Care Authority of the City of Greenville- LV Stabler Hospital Greenville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Thomas Hospital Fairhope. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Unity Psychiatric Care - Huntsville Huntsville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital Mobile. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC Mobile. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| USA Health University Hospital Mobile. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway Campus Selma. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Washington County Hospital Chatom. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Wiregrass Medical Center Geneva. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Wiregrass Medical Center Geneva. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
Health centers
Under federal health center rules, these centers offer a sliding fee at or below 200% of the poverty level.
- Aids Action Coalition of Huntsville (8 sites)
- Alabama Regional Medical Services (6 sites)
- Aletheia House Inc (1 site)
- Altapointe Health Systems Inc (10 sites)
- Bayou La Batre Area Health Development Board, Inc. (4 sites)
- Cahaba Medical Care Foundation (19 sites)
- Capstone Health (5 sites)
- Central North Alabama Health Services Inc (4 sites)
- Christ Health Center, Inc. (5 sites)
- Family Health Care Clinic, Inc. (24 sites)
- Franklin Primary Health Center, Inc. (19 sites)
- Happi Health (4 sites)
- Happi Health (4 sites)
- Health Services Inc (12 sites)
- Mobile County Board of Health (10 sites)
- Northeast Alabama Health Services (7 sites)
- Physicians Care of Clarke (6 sites)
- Quality of Life Health Services, Inc. (23 sites)
- Rural Health Medical Program Inc (11 sites)
- Southeast Alabama Rural Health Associate (11 sites)
- Whatley Health Services Inc (10 sites)