Free and discounted hospital care in Kentucky
We list 100 hospitals and 39 health center organizations in Kentucky. We have found income levels for 69 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 Kentucky 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $115,500 | none found |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| Baptist Health Lagrange La Grange. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Owensboro. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | $132,000 |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| UofL Health - Shelbyville Hospital Shelbyville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $99,000 | none found |
| AdventHealthManchester Manchester. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $82,500 | $132,000 |
| Caverna Memorial Hospital Horse Cave. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea NF Berea. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services, Inc Salem. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital Paducah. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Saint Joseph London London. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mount Sterling. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| St. Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| St. Elizabeth Florence Florence. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| St. Elizabeth Ft. Thomas Fort Thomas. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| St. Elizabeth Grant Williamstown. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| The Medical Center (Bowling Green) Bowling Green. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| The Medical Center at Franklin Franklin. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $115,500 |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $115,500 |
| Methodist Hospital Union County Morganfield. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $115,500 |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | $99,000 |
| Russell County Hospital Russell Springs. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $66,000 | none found |
| Pikeville Medical Center Pikeville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $49,500 | $132,000 |
| Pineville Community Health Center, Inc Pineville. IRS filing, tax year 2022. | $49,500 | $66,000 |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $49,500 | none found |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $49,500 | none found |
| Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc. Mount Vernon. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $49,500 | none found |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $49,500 | none found |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $45,870 | $132,000 |
| Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital Stanford. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $41,250 | $99,000 |
| Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center Danville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $41,250 | $99,000 |
| The James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital Harrodsburg. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $41,250 | $99,000 |
| St. Claire Regional Medical Center Morehead. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $41,250 | $66,000 |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $99,000 |
| Jane Todd Crawford Hospital Greensburg. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $99,000 |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford. IRS filing, tax year 2023. | $33,000 | $99,000 |
| ARH Our Lady of the Way Martin. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $66,000 |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $66,000 |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $66,000 |
| Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $66,000 |
| Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital Hyden. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $66,000 |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $66,000 |
| Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $66,000 |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $66,000 |
| TJ Health Columbia Columbia. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $66,000 |
| Trigg County Hospital Cadiz. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | $66,000 |
| Caldwell Medical Center Princeton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | none found |
| Harlan ARH Hospital Harlan. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | none found |
| Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | none found |
| Marshall County Hospital Benton. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | none found |
| McDowell ARH Hospital McDowell. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | none found |
| Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | none found |
| Morgan County ARH Hospital West Liberty. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | none found |
| Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center South Williamson. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | none found |
| Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg. IRS filing, tax year 2024. | $33,000 | none found |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Central State Hospital Louisville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Crittenden Community Hospital Marion. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Cumberland Hall Hospital Hopkinsville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Eastern State Hospital Lexington. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Somerset. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System Radcliff. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital Murray. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| Rivendell Behavioral Health Services Bowling Green. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Sun Behavioral Health Erlanger. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| The Brook Hospital - Dupont Louisville. Legal baseline only. | ask | ask |
| The Brook Hospital - KMI Louisville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| The Ridge Behavioral Health System Lexington. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington. No rule on file. | ask | ask |
| Western State Hospital Hopkinsville. 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.
- A+ Family Healthcare, LLC (3 sites)
- Arcare (125 sites)
- Audubon Area Community Care Clinic, Inc (12 sites)
- Big Sandy Health Care (19 sites)
- Bluegrass Primary Health Care Center, Inc. (3 sites)
- Bowling Green-Warren County Primary Care Center, Inc. (1 site)
- Clover Fork Outpatient Medical Project Inc (9 sites)
- Clover Fork Outpatient Medical Project Inc (9 sites)
- Community Health Centers of Western Kentucky, Inc (6 sites)
- Cumberland Family Medical Center, Inc. (227 sites)
- Dayspring Health, Inc (3 sites)
- East Kentucky Health Service Center (1 site)
- Faith Healthcare Inc (8 sites)
- Family Health Centers, Inc. (13 sites)
- Grace Community Health Center (15 sites)
- Health First Bluegrass (7 sites)
- Health Help, Incorporated (8 sites)
- Health Point Family Care, Inc. (7 sites)
- Helping Hands Health Clinic, Inc. (1 site)
- Juniper Health, Inc. (12 sites)
- Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance, Inc. (3 sites)
- Kentucky River Foothills Development Council (4 sites)
- Lewis County Primary Care Center Inc (18 sites)
- Monticello Medical Associates, Inc. (2 sites)
- Monticello Medical Associates, Inc. (2 sites)
- Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Inc. (23 sites)
- Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation (24 sites)
- One Cross Community Inc (2 sites)
- Ovp Health Care, Inc. (7 sites)
- Park Duvalle Community Health Center Inc (5 sites)
- Pennyroyal Healthcare Services, Inc (3 sites)
- Ramey-Estep Homes Inc (1 site)
- Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc. (8 sites)
- Shawnee Christian Healthcare Center Inc (2 sites)
- Sterling Health Solutions, Inc. (10 sites)
- Triad Health Sysyems Inc (9 sites)
- Trinity Family Health, Inc (2 sites)
- University of Kentucky (2 sites)
- Valley Health Systems Inc (38 sites)