Free and discounted hospital care in Tennessee
We list 117 hospitals and 31 health center organizations in Tennessee. We have found income levels for 51 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 Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital Nashville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Nashville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers Waverly. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Dekalb Community Hospital Smithville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital Centerville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery Nashville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Erlanger Behavioral Hospital, LLC Chattanooga. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | none found |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | none found |
| Erlanger Medical Center Chattanooga. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | none found |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $148,500 |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $148,500 |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $148,500 |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $148,500 |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $148,500 |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $148,500 |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $148,500 |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $148,500 |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $148,500 |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $148,500 |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $82,500 |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $82,500 |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $74,250 | $82,500 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County Huntingdon. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Blount Memorial Hospital Maryville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc Chattanooga. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| HighPoint Health-Riverview with Ascension Saint Th Carthage. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| HighPoint Health-Sumner with Ascension Saint Thoma Gallatin. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| HighPoint Health-Trousdale with Ascension Saint Hartsville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Roane Medical Center Harriman. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest Winchester. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | none found | $33,000 |
| Affiliate of Vitruvian Health Cleveland. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Big South Fork Medical Center Oneida. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Creekside Behavioral Health Kingsport. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Crestwyn Behavioral Health Memphis. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Delta Specialty Hospital Memphis. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Dyersburg Regional Medical Center Dyersburg. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| East Tennessee Behavioral Health Knoxville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Hardin Medical Center Savannah. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Haywood County Community Hospital Brownsville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Henderson County Community Hospital Lexington. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Houston County Community Hospital Erin. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine Knoxville. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Lafollette Medical Center La Follette. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Lakeside Behavioral Health System Memphis. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Lauderdale Community Hospital Ripley. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Livingston Regional Hospital Livingston. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Maury Regional Hospital Columbia. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Memphis Mental Health Institute Memphis. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Middle TN Mental Health Institute Nashville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute Chattanooga. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Pathways of Tennessee, Inc Jackson. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Perimeter Behavioral Center of Jackson Jackson. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Pinewood Springs Columbia. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Regional One Health Memphis. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Ridgeview Psychiatric Hospital and Center Oak Ridge. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Rolling Hills Psychiatric Hospital Franklin. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center Bartlett. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence Lawrenceburg. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| St. Francis Hospital Memphis. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital Memphis. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Starr Regional Medical Center Athens Athens. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center Newport. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital Jefferson City. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| TriStar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| TriStar Centennial Medical Center Nashville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| TriStar Horizon Medical Center Dickson. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| TriStar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| TriStar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| TrustPoint Hospital Murfreesboro. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Unity Psychiatric Care-Clarksville Clarksville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Unity Psychiatric Care-Columbia Columbia. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Unity Psychiatric Care-Martin Martin. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Unity Psychiatric Care-Memphis Memphis. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| University Health System, Inc Knoxville. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Volunteer Community Hospital Martin. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Western Mental Health Institute Bolivar. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin. 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.
- Arcare (125 sites)
- Chattanooga C. A. R. E. S., Inc. (3 sites)
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital Authority (4 sites)
- Cherokee Health Systems (22 sites)
- Chota Community Health Services (3 sites)
- Christ Community Health Services Inc (11 sites)
- Citizens of Lake County for Health Care, Inc. (4 sites)
- Community Health of East Tennessee, Inc. (1 site)
- Dayspring Health, Inc (3 sites)
- East Tennessee State University (3 sites)
- Hamilton County of (2 sites)
- Hardeman County Community Health Center (4 sites)
- Hardin County Regional Health Center (6 sites)
- Hope Family Health Services (3 sites)
- Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, Inc. (3 sites)
- Maury Regional Hospital (7 sites)
- Memphis Health Center Inc (5 sites)
- Mercy Health Services, Inc. (21 sites)
- Morgan County Health Council, Inc. (1 site)
- Mountain Peoples' Health Councils, Inc. (8 sites)
- Ocoee Regional Health Corp (6 sites)
- Perry County Medical Center, Inc. (4 sites)
- Rural Health Services Consortium, Inc (13 sites)
- Rural Medical Services, Inc. (7 sites)
- Rutherford County Primary Care Clinic Inc (4 sites)
- Tennessee Department of Health (15 sites)
- Tennessee Department of Health (1 site)
- Tennessee Department of Health (2 sites)
- Tri State Community Health Center (2 sites)
- United Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. (13 sites)
- University Community Health Services, Inc. (4 sites)