Free and discounted hospital care in Louisiana
We list 157 hospitals and 45 health center organizations in Louisiana. We have found income levels for 42 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 Louisiana 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Savoy Medical Center Mamou. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,330 |
| CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center Coushatta. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital Lake Charles. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System Shreveport. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| Womans Hospital Baton Rouge. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Assumption Community Hospital Napoleonville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $90,750 | none found |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc Lafayette. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $90,750 | none found |
| Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Baton Rouge. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $90,750 | none found |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $264,000 |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | none found |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | none found |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital Slidell. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | none found |
| Park Place Surgical Hospital Lafayette. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | none found |
| Union General Hospital Farmerville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | none found |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $165,000 |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Thibodaux. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $107,250 |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital Raceland. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Ochsner St. Mary Morgan City. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Ochsner University Hospital and Clinics Lafayette. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| The General Baton Rouge. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge Baton Rouge. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $45,540 | none found |
| Desoto Regional Health System Mansfield. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $41,250 | $66,000 |
| Northlake Behavioral Health System Mandeville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $66,000 |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $66,000 |
| Abbeville General Hospital Abbeville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Acadia St. Landry Church Point. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Alexandria Hospital Alexandria. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Apollo Behavioral Health Hospital, L L C Baton Rouge. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Avala Covington. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Avoyelles Hospital Marksville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Baton Rouge Behavioral Hospital Baton Rouge. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Beacon Behavioral Hospital - Central Bunkie. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Beacon Behavioral Hospital - Northshore, LLC Lacombe. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Beacon Behavioral Hospital- New Orleans, LLC New Orleans. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Beacon Behavioral Hospital, LLC Lutcher. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Beauregard Memorial Hospital Deridder. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Bienville Medical Center Arcadia. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Brentwood Hospital Shreveport. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Inc Columbia. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Central Louisiana State Hospital Pineville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Citizens Medical Center Columbia. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Claiborne Memorial Medical Center Homer. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Community Care Hospital New Orleans. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Compass Behavioral Center of Alexandria, Inc Alexandria. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Compass Behavioral Center of Houma, LLC Houma. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Compass Behavioral Center of Lafayette Lafayette. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Compass Senior Care Hospital Jennings. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital Hammond. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Dequincy Memorial Hospital Dequincy. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| East Carroll Parish Hospital Lake Providence. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Eastern LA Mental Health System Jackson. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| FMOL Health St. Francis Monroe. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Bastrop Bastrop. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Ferriday Ferriday. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Leesville Leesville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Monroe Monroe. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Genesis Behavioral Hospital Breaux Bridge. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center West Monroe. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Greenbrier Behavioral Health Covington. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Hood Memorial Hospital Amite. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Iberia Medical Center New Iberia. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Intensive Specialty Hospital Shreveport. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital Lafayette. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center Independence. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Lane Regional Medical Center Zachary. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Longleaf Hospital Alexandria. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Louisiana Behavioral Health Shreveport. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Mercy Behavioral Hospital Lecompte. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center Ville Platte. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Minden Medical Center Minden. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| North Caddo Medical Center Vivian. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| North Oaks Medical Center Hammond. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Oakdale Community Hospital Oakdale. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Alexandria Alexandria. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Baton Rouge Baton Rouge. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Deridder Deridder. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Greater New Orleans Kenner. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Kentwood Kentwood. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Lake Charles Lake Charles. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Opelousas Opelousas. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Oceans Hospital of Broussard Broussard. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St. Mary Medical Cent Shreveport. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Omega Hospital, LLC Metairie. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Our Lady of the Angels Hospital Bogalusa. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of New Orleans Kenner. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Physicians Behavioral Hospital Shreveport. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Physicians Medical Center Houma. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Pointe Coupee General Hospital New Roads. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Prevost Memorial Hospital Donaldsonville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Red River Behavioral Center, LLC Bossier City. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Regions Behavioral Hospital Baton Rouge. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Richardson Medical Center Rayville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| River Oaks Hospital New Orleans. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| River Place Behavioral Health Laplace. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Riverland Medical Center Ferriday. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Riverside Medical Center Franklinton. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Sabine Medical Center Many. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Sage Specialty Hospital Denham Springs. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Seaside Health System Baton Rouge. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Serenity Springs Specialty Hospital Ruston. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Specialists Hospital Shreveport Shreveport. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| St. Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| St. Charles Parish Hospital Luling. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| St. Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| St. Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| St. James Behavioral Health Hospital, Inc Gonzales. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| St. James Parish Hospital Lutcher. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| St. Tammany Parish Hospital Covington. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Stonebridge Behavioral Hospital Lake Charles. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| The Spine Hospital of Louisiana Baton Rouge. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Universal Behavioral Health Hospital Hammond. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Vermilion Behavioral Health Systems Lafayette. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| West Carroll Memorial Hospital Oak Grove. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital Saint Francisville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Winn Parish Medical Center Winnfield. 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.
- Acadiana Concern for Aids Relief, Education and Support, Inc. (2 sites)
- Access Health Louisiana (15 sites)
- Baptist Community Health Services, Inc (7 sites)
- Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative Inc (2 sites)
- Capitol City Family Health Center Incorporated (12 sites)
- Catahoula Parish Hospital District #2 (6 sites)
- Common Ground Health Clinic (2 sites)
- Council for the Advancement of Social Services and Education (7 sites)
- David Raines Community Health Center Inc (11 sites)
- East Carroll Parish Hospital Service District (2 sites)
- East Carroll Parish Hospital Service District (2 sites)
- Excelth, Incorporated (5 sites)
- Family Health Care Clinic, Inc. (24 sites)
- Hiv/Aids Alliance for Region Two (Haart), Inc. (9 sites)
- Hospital Service District 1 A (2 sites)
- Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center, Inc. (12 sites)
- Innis Community Health Center Inc (8 sites)
- Jefferson Community Health Care Centers, Inc (5 sites)
- Jefferson Par Human Services Authority (2 sites)
- Life Coast Community Health Center, Inc. (4 sites)
- Marillac Community Health Centers (18 sites)
- Mercy Medical Health Center (4 sites)
- Mercy Medical Health Center (3 sites)
- Morehouse Community Medical Centers Inc (9 sites)
- Mqvn Community Development Corporation (2 sites)
- New Orleans City Human Svc (5 sites)
- No Aids Task Force (2 sites)
- Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. (2 sites)
- Outpatient Medical Center, Inc. (3 sites)
- Pinnacle Family Health, Inc. (1 site)
- Pinnacle Family Health, Inc. (1 site)
- Plaquemines Parish Hospital Service District Number One (1 site)
- Primary Care Providers for A Healthy Feliciana, Inc. (8 sites)
- Primary Health Services Center (8 sites)
- Priority Health Care (2 sites)
- Rapides Primary Health Care Center Incorporated (4 sites)
- Southeast Community Health Systems (6 sites)
- Southwest Louisiana Aids Council (2 sites)
- Southwest Louisiana Primary Health Care Center, Inc. (5 sites)
- St. Thomas Community Health Center, Inc. (11 sites)
- Start Corporation (5 sites)
- Swla Center for Health Services (6 sites)
- Teche Action Board (10 sites)
- Tensas Community Health Center (2 sites)
- Winn Community Health Center Inc (16 sites)