Resources

Street Medicine: (610) 969-2382

Valley Health Partners (VHP) Street Medicine delivers primary and urgent health care to persons experiencing homelessness in the Lehigh Valley. Patients are offered numerous services and links to community partners – tele-psychiatry, mail services, care coordination, survival support, grant-funded medical respite and connection to housing services. The team continues to focus its efforts on the unsheltered, persons living outside, by doing outreach four out of five days of the work week. Furthermore, the team offers clinics on a scheduled rotation at designated community centers, soup kitchens and homeless shelters, as well as provides support to other Lehigh Valley shelters and recovery homes on an as-needed basis. VHP Street Medicine serves all patients regardless of their ability to pay.

For individuals with high-expense medical bills:

Most hospitals offer discounts or bill forgiveness based on income. This is called “charity care.” A hospital bill for $15,000 could become $150 — or even $0. Dollar For can help you apply for free. To see if you are eligible for Charity Care and to speak with an advocate visit: Dollar For

For patients of Lehigh Valley Health Network, you can request to speak with a dedicated Financial Consultant. To contact the Financial Consultant assigned to your hospital visit:  Lehigh Valley Health Network Financial Assistance.

St. Luke’s: provides financial assistance for qualifying patients who need help paying for some or all emergency or medically necessary care they received in a St. Luke’s facility or by a St. Luke’s provider. This program was developed to assist low-income, uninsured, or underinsured patients, and those with catastrophic medical bills. To apply for financial assistance, visit St. Luke’s Financial Assistance Program or dial: (208) 706-5999.