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Every hospital in Kern County must offer free or discounted care to eligible low-income and uninsured patients under California law. Find your hospital below for its income limits and how to apply — or check if you qualify in about a minute.
Under California's Hospital Fair Pricing Act, hospitals must offer free or discounted care to patients who can't afford their bills. You can apply even after you get a bill or your account is sent to collections — and asking never costs anything.
Adventist Health BakersfieldAdventist Health DelanoAdventist Health Specialty BakersfieldAdventist Health Tehachapi ValleyBakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, LlcBakersfield Memorial HospitalCentral California Rehabilitation HospitalEncompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Of BakersfieldGood Samaritan Hospital-BakersfieldKern Medical CenterKern Valley Healthcare DistrictMercy Hospital - BakersfieldMercy Southwest HospitalRidgecrest Regional Hospital
Answer a few quick questions — no account, and nothing you enter is saved — and get a personalized plan plus a ready-to-send financial-assistance letter, free and in your language.
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