Free and discounted hospital care in Illinois
We list 188 hospitals and 57 health center organizations in Illinois. We have found income levels for 142 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 Illinois 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2025. | $132,000 | none found |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| Copley Memorial Hospital Aurora. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| Holy Cross Hospital Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| Roseland Community Hospital Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2025. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| Rush Oak Park Hospital Oak Park. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| Rush University Medical Center Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| UW Health Rockford. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $198,000 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Lincoln. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $99,330 |
| Decatur Memorial Hospital Decatur. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $99,330 |
| Jacksonville Memorial Hospital Jacksonville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $99,330 |
| Taylorville Memorial Hospital Taylorville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $99,330 |
| Blessing Hospital Quincy. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $90,750 | none found |
| Illini Community Hospital Pittsfield. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $90,750 | none found |
| Alexian Brothers Behavioral Hlth Hosp Hoffman Estates. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 Elk Grove Village. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital Winfield. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital Geneva. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Dekalb. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry McHenry. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center Urbana. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center Danville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Presence St. Marys Hospital Kankakee. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston Evanston. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| St. Alexius Medical Center Hoffman Estates. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| St. Joseph Medical Center Bloomington. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $198,000 |
| OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| OSF Saint Elizabeth MDL Ctr Peru. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| OSF Saint Luke Medical Center Kewanee. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Saint James Hospital Pontiac. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| St. Mary Medical Center Galesburg. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Javon Bea Hospital Rockford. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $115,500 |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal LA Crystal Lake. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $115,500 |
| Alton Memorial Hospital Alton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Edward Hospital Naperville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Harrisburg Medical Center Harrisburg. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Herrin Hospital Herrin. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Hopedale Hospital Hopedale. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Inc Shelbyville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| HSHS Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital O Fallon. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Linden Oaks at Edward Naperville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Memorial Hospital Belleville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Carbondale. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Methodist Hospital of Chicago Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Midwestern Region Med Center, Inc Zion. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers Morris. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Northshore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 Arlington Heights. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| St. Anthonys Memorial Hospital Effingham. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| St. Bernard Hospital Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2025. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| St. Francis Hospital Litchfield. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| St. Johns Hospital Springfield. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| St. Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Highland. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| St. Josephs Hospital Breese. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| St. Marys Hospital Decatur. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Swedish Hospital Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Thorek Memorial Hospital Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Trinity Rock Island Rock Island. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $198,000 |
| Kirby Medical Center Monticello. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $165,000 |
| Carle Bromenn Medical Center Normal. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Carle Health Methodist Hospital Peoria. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Carle Health Pekin Hospital Pekin. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Carle Health Proctor Hospital Peoria. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center Hoopeston. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Carle Richland Memorial Hospital Olney. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights Olympia Fields. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Genesis Hlth System DBA Genesis MDL Ctr-Illini Silvis. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Genesis Medical Center, Aledo Aledo. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Good Samaritan Regional Hlth Center Mount Vernon. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Lawrenceville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers New Lenox. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| South Shore Hospital Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital -Centralia Centralia. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Mount Vernon. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $115,500 |
| Deaconess Illinois Union County Anna. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $115,500 |
| Red Bud Regional Hospital Red Bud. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $115,500 |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital 1 Fairfield. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Pana Community Hospital Pana. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Rochelle Community Hospital Rochelle. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital Carrollton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Gibson Community Hospital Gibson City. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Jackson Park Hospital Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Fayette County Hospital Vandalia. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $62,700 | $132,000 |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $62,700 | $132,000 |
| Graham Hospital Association Canton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $59,400 | $99,000 |
| Memorial Hospital Carthage. IRS filing, tax year 2025. | $49,500 | $99,000 |
| Midwest Medical Center Galena. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $49,500 | $99,000 |
| Paris Community Hospital Paris. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $49,500 | $82,500 |
| Hardin County General Hospital & Clinic Rosiclare. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $41,250 | $132,000 |
| Mercy Harvard Hospital Harvard. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $41,250 | $115,500 |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $41,250 | $99,000 |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $41,250 | $99,000 |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $41,250 | $99,000 |
| Iroquois Memorial Hospital Watseka. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $41,250 | $99,000 |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $198,000 |
| Hillsboro Area Hospital Hillsboro. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $66,000 |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Oak Lawn. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Aeries Healthcare of Illinois, Inc., DBA Riveredge Hospital Forest Park. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Alton Mental Health Center Alton. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Andrew McFarland Mental Hlth Ctr Springfield. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| BHC Streamwood Hospital Inc Streamwood. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| CGH Medical Center Sterling. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Chicago Behavioral Hospital Des Plaines. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Chicago Read Mental Health Center Chicago. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Choate Mental Health & Development Ctr Anna. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Clay County Hospital Flora. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Crawford Memorial Hospital Robinson. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Elgin Mental Health Center Elgin. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Franklin Hospital Benton. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboro. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Hammond Henry Hospital Geneseo. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Hartgrove Hospital Chicago. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Heartland Regional Medical Center Marion. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Lake Behavioral Hospital Waukegan. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Madden Mental Health Center Hines. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Mason District Hospital Havana. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Massac Memorial Hospital Metropolis. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| McDonough District Hospital Macomb. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Memorial Hospital Chester. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Memorial Medical Center Springfield. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Morrison Community Hospital Morrison. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Pinckneyville Community Hospital Pinckneyville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Salem Township Hospital Salem. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital Rushville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital New Lenox. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Sparta Community Hospital Sparta. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| The Pavilion Champaign. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Valley West Community Hospital Sandwich. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Wabash General Hospital 1 Mount Carmel. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Warner Hospital and Health Services Clinton. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Washington County Hospital Nashville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park. 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.
- Access Community Health Network (31 sites)
- Alivio Medical Center, Inc (8 sites)
- Asian Human Services Family Health Center (4 sites)
- Aunt Martha's Health & Wellness Inc (27 sites)
- Beloved Community Family Wellness Center (2 sites)
- Cass County Public Health Department (2 sites)
- Central Counties Health Centers (5 sites)
- Chestnut Health Systems Inc (6 sites)
- Chicago Family Health Center Inc (6 sites)
- Christian Community Health Center (4 sites)
- Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation (16 sites)
- Community Health & Emergency Services Inc (9 sites)
- Community Health Care, Inc. (12 sites)
- Community Health Improvement Center (2 sites)
- Community Health Partnership of Illinois (8 sites)
- County of Knox (1 site)
- County of Whiteside (1 site)
- Crusaders Central Clinic Association (8 sites)
- Erie Family Health Center (9 sites)
- Esperanza Health Centers (8 sites)
- Family Christian Health Center (4 sites)
- Friend Family Health Center, Inc. (3 sites)
- Grand Prairie Services (1 site)
- Greater Family Health (12 sites)
- Hamdard Health Alliance (3 sites)
- Heartland Alliance Health (2 sites)
- Heartland Community Health Clinic Inc (12 sites)
- Henderson County Rural Health Center Inc (3 sites)
- Howard Brown Health Center (9 sites)
- Infant Welfare Society of Chicago (2 sites)
- Infant Welfare Society of Chicago (2 sites)
- Inner -City Muslim Action Network (2 sites)
- Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center (7 sites)
- Lawndale Christian Health Center (44 sites)
- Legacy Medical Care (4 sites)
- Macoupin, County of (11 sites)
- McDermott Center Inc (2 sites)
- McDermott Center Inc (3 sites)
- Midwest Refuah Health Center (3 sites)
- Pcc Community Wellness Center (11 sites)
- Pillars Community Health (2 sites)
- Preferred Family Healthcare, Incorporated (15 sites)
- Primecare Community Health Inc (8 sites)
- Promise Healthcare Nfp (5 sites)
- Rural Health Inc (5 sites)
- Shawnee Health Service and Development Corporation (9 sites)
- Solvera Healthcare Center Inc (2 sites)
- Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation, Inc. (44 sites)
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (16 sites)
- Tapestry 360 Health (15 sites)
- Tca Health, Inc. Nfp (5 sites)
- The Near North Health Service Corporation (4 sites)
- University of Illinois (13 sites)
- Vna Health Care, an Illinois Not-for-Profit Corporation (16 sites)
- Wabash General Hospital District (1 site)
- Wabash General Hospital District (1 site)
- Will County Community Health Center (4 sites)