Patient Assistance Programs

Geographic Scope: Marion and Polk Counties, Oregon

Salem Health Foundation provides various patient assistance programs to help individuals access healthcare services and essential items.

Programs Supported:

• Diaper Depot: Provides free diapers for low-income families in partnership with 11 local food shelves and community partners. As of June 2023, the program was supplying diapers with a trajectory to provide 115,000 diapers by end of December 2023.
• Child Car Seat Safety Net Program: Provides free car seats to families who cannot afford them or lack proper equipment
• Colorectal Cancer Screening: Pays for lab testing fees for under-insured and uninsured patients through FIT (Fecal Immunochemical Test)
• Community Breast Cancer Screening: Annual screening program for women unable to afford services, covering breast imaging and mammograms for women over 40 with household income at 250% of Federal Poverty Guidelines
• Patient Assistance for Under- & Non-Insured Cancer Patients: Partnership with Oregon Specialty Group to provide chemotherapy treatment for under- or non-insured patients

Target Population:

• Low-income families
• Under-insured and uninsured patients
• Families unable to afford healthcare equipment and services

Contact Information:

• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: 503-814-1990
• Address: 665 Winter St SE, Bldg B, Salem, OR 97301
• Mailing Address: PO Box 14001, Salem, OR 97309-5014