Mercy San Juan Medical Center: financial assistance and charity care
Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael is covered by California's Hospital Fair Pricing Act. If your household earns at or below 400% of the Federal Poverty Level (in 2026, $63,840 for one person or $132,000 for a family of four), it must offer you free or discounted care. We can check your eligibility and apply to Mercy San Juan Medical Center for you, at no cost.
Also known as Dignity Health.
What Mercy San Juan Medical Center's policy says
Who qualifies: Up to 200% FPL: 100% discount (full Charity Care). 201-400% FPL: partial discount on a sliding scale. Presumptive eligibility can be granted without a completed FAA using external data, applied retroactively 12 months and prospectively 6 months.
What it asks for:
- Bank or checking account statement(s) showing available resources
- At least one proof of income: most recent federal tax return, current W-2, current pay stubs, or a signed letter of support
- If no income to report: a written statement explaining why, and how basic living expenses (housing, food, utilities) are covered
Mercy San Juan Medical Center follows the Dignity Health / CommonSpirit financial assistance policy, shared with 22 other California hospitals.
From the hospital's own filings, last checked September 24, 2026. Hospitals can change their policies; the hospital's current policy is what counts.
Let us apply for you — free
- Answer four questions to check your eligibility. It takes about a minute.
- Send us the bill and one proof of income. A phone photo is fine.
- We build the application for Mercy San Juan Medical Center and send it to the hospital for you.
- We follow up until you have a decision in writing.
Other Dignity Health / CommonSpirit hospitals
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- Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz
- French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo
- Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health CenterGlendale
- Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria
- Marian Regional Medical Center, Arroyo GrandeArroyo Grande
- Mercy General HospitalSacramento
- Mercy HospitalBakersfield
- Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom
- Mercy Medical CenterMerced
- Mercy Medical Center Mt. ShastaMount Shasta
- Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding
- Mercy Southwest HospitalBakersfield
- Methodist Hospital of SacramentoSacramento
- Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge
- Sequoia HospitalRedwood City
- St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard
- St. Bernardine Medical CenterSan Bernardino
- St. Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff
- St. John's Hospital CamarilloCamarillo
- St. Mary Medical CenterLong Beach
- Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland
Other hospitals in Sacramento County
- Heritage Oaks HospitalSacramento
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - SacramentoSacramento
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South SacramentoSacramento
- Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, LLCSacramento
- Sacramento Rehabilitation HospitalSacramento
- Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern CaliforniaSacramento
- Sierra Vista Hospital, Inc.Sacramento
- Sutter Center for PsychiatrySacramento