Patient Assistance Fund

Baptist Health Foundation recognizes a gap between what vulnerable patients need and what they can afford to regain their health. Created in 2016, the Patient Assistance Fund bridges this gap by providing direct financial and resource assistance to patients.

Eligible Uses

Patient Assistance Funds can be used to provide:

• Medical services
• Take-home medications
• Transportation
• Food, utilities, clothing and other basic needs
• Purchase of insurance
• Other needs as determined by the oversight committee

How It Works

• Each facility in the Brookwood Baptist Health system helps the Foundation identify patients and evaluate their needs
• Eligibility is based on the foundation's charity care guidelines
• Facility-based PAFs (Patient Assistance Funds) are managed locally

Geographic Scope

Service area: Brookwood Baptist Health system facilities

Contact Information

• Hospital-based social worker or case manager (for patient inquiries and applications)
• Baptist Health Foundation Phone: 205-715-5220
• Address: 1130 22nd Street South Suite 3200, Birmingham, AL 35205

How to Apply

1. Contact your hospital-based social worker or case manager for further information
2. They will help you apply and evaluate your needs based on charity care guidelines
3. The oversight committee will determine eligibility and funding

Eligibility

• Must be a patient of a facility in the Brookwood Baptist Health system
• Must meet the foundation's charity care guidelines
• Needs will be evaluated by hospital-based social workers or case managers