Free and discounted hospital care in New Hampshire
We list 27 hospitals and 12 health center organizations in New Hampshire. 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 New Hampshire 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin Valley Hospital Berlin. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital Colebrook. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Weeks Medical Center Lancaster. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough. Verified policy. | $90,750 | $132,000 |
| Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital Lebanon. IRS filing, tax year 2025. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Cheshire Medical Center Keene. IRS filing, tax year 2025. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon. IRS filing, tax year 2025. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| New London Hospital New London. IRS filing, tax year 2025. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester. Verified policy. | $82,500 | none found |
| Concord Hospital Concord. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $165,000 |
| Concord Hospital- Franklin Franklin. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $165,000 |
| Concord Hospital- Laconia Laconia. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $165,000 |
| Catholic Medical Center Manchester. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $99,000 |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $99,000 |
| Southern NH Medical Center Nashua. Verified policy. | $74,250 | none found |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry. Verified policy. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| St. Joseph Hospital Nashua. Verified policy. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Cottage Hospital Woodsville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare Littleton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Memorial Hospital, The North Conway. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $49,500 | $99,000 |
| Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $41,250 | $74,250 |
| Huggins Hospital Wolfeboro. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $41,250 | $66,000 |
| Exeter Hospital Inc Exeter. Verified policy. | none found | none found |
| Frisbie Memorial Hospital Rochester. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| New Hampshire Hospital Concord. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth. 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.
- Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, Inc. (4 sites)
- Amoskeag Health (5 sites)
- City of Manchester (1 site)
- Coos County Family Health Services (7 sites)
- Greater Seacoast Community Health (3 sites)
- Harbor Homes, Inc. (3 sites)
- Healthfirst Family Care Center, Inc. (3 sites)
- Lamprey Health Care Inc (7 sites)
- Little Rivers Health Care (8 sites)
- Mid-State Health Center (5 sites)
- Springfield Medical Care Systems, Inc. (5 sites)
- White Mountain Community Health Center (1 site)
State laws that protect patients
Price cap for uninsured hospital patients (RSA 151:12-b)
If you have no insurance of any kind, a New Hampshire hospital must accept no more than what it generally gets paid for the same service by insured patients. The hospital must tell you this in writing before care and on the bill. This covers every hospital, including for-profit and psychiatric hospitals. It is a price limit. It does not set any income level for free care.
a hospital shall accept as payment in full an amount no greater than the amount generally billed and received by the hospital for that service
Charity care policy rules for nonprofit hospitals (RSA 7:32-c to 7:32-l)
Nonprofit hospitals (health care charitable trusts) must file community benefit plans. Charity care counts toward that plan only if the hospital has a written public policy, lets anyone apply, gives a prompt decision, and posts a notice. The law does not set an income level.
Is provided in accordance with a written policy which is available to the public, which allows any individual to make application and receive a prompt decision