Financial assistance
Northwestern Medical Center provides financial assistance programs to community member patients who cannot pay for all or part of the care they receive.
Financial assistance is available to all individuals who receive emergent care, and to individuals with a primary residence in Vermont (people who live in Vermont for longer than six months a year), who meet certain income and asset guidelines. Patients requesting financial assistance are required to complete an application and provide various financial information, including proof of income.
Patients will be notified in writing as to their approval status within 30 days of receipt of a complete application. It is expected that as part of the financial assistance approval process, patients will cooperate in applying for Medicaid or other health and welfare programs as appropriate. Individuals eligible for financial assistance cannot be charged more than the amounts generally billed (AGB) for emergency or other medically-necessary care.
How to apply for financial assistance:
Click the link below to download a copy of the financial aid application.
View and download Northwestern Medical Center’s financial aid application
Financial assistance applications are also available at any registration area or from our Financial Counselor located at the front of the hospital. If you need assistance with NMC’s financial assistance application process or with applying for other assistance and insurance programs, please contact our Financial Counselor at 802-524-1048.
View a copy of this plain language summary
NOTE: Individuals eligible for financial assistance cannot be charged more than the amounts generally billed (AGB) for emergency or other medically-necessary care.
View and download a copy of the full Patient Financial Assistance policy
View and download a copy of the Billing and Collection Practices policy
Additional programs
The NMC Community Fund – This fund is available to community members and organizations who support the health of people who experience barriers to care and well-being. Patients with chronic conditions can work with the Community Health Team to apply for funds to pay for expenses related to medical needs. You can contact the Community Health Team through your primary care provider, or email Jessica Frost at NMC.
Jim Bashaw Cancer and Catastrophic Illness Fund application
Providers who offer discounted care
The following providers are covered by our financial assistance policy.
| Amblo, Jolanta T | Hospitalist |
| Anisman, Steven D | Physician Cardiology |
| Aydinyan, Kahren K | Physician ENT |
| Baptiste, Jonathan P | Physician ED |
| Beattie, Robert N | Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Blum, Jared A | Physician ED |
| Boise, Adam M | Nurse Practitioner ED P |
| Boone, Joseph M | Nurse Practitioner ED P |
| Bray, Jacqueline M | Nurse Practitioner Urology |
| Brillhart, Aaron M | Physician ED |
| Brophey, Gregory J | Ophthalmologist |
| Burns, Camryn F | Physician Asst Ortho |
| Carpenter, Ann B | Nurse Practitioner ED P |
| Cedar, Cy A | Hospitalist |
| Chamberlin, Jennifer J | Nurse Practitioner ED P |
| Chaucer, Benjamin T | Pulmonologist |
| Clack, Meghan C | Nurse Practitioner Hosp |
| Cochrane, Maria A | Nurse Practitioner NAS |
| Covino, Jennifer M | Physician Ped Hosp |
| Drollette, Kelly L | Physician Asst Urgent Care |
| Flemming, Drew A | Hospitalist |
| Forwand Butler, Jodi M | Physician ED |
| Fox, Amy M | Nurse Practitioner Hosp |
| Francis, Caitlin E | Nurse Practitioner Ped Hosp |
| GallantBernstein, Ariel S | Physician Ped Hosp |
| Galletta, Hana K | Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care |
| Gauthier, Curtis P | Physician Asst Ortho |
| Gay, Jessie A | Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care |
| George, Alexandra J | Physician Asst Urgent Care |
| Gorman, Eric B | Pathologist |
| Gray, Edward C | General Surgeon |
| Griswold, Brenna M | Nurse Practitioner Ped Hosp |
| Heald, Luke D | Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care |
| Holmes, Kamie K | Nurse Practitioner Ortho |
| Hunt, Samantha J | Physician ED |
| Hunter, Ian M | Physician ED |
| Hurley, Nolan T | Physician Asst Ortho |
| Imada, Allicia O | Physician Ortho |
| Jokinen, Brian L | Physician Asst Urgent Care |
| Kaplan, Ludmila | Hospitalist |
| Khela, Rajvinder S | Hospitalist |
| Kindred, Kristin B | Podiatrist |
| Kutler, Marc S | Physician ED |
| Lacayo, Adam A | Physician Urgent Care |
| Lahey, Joseph J | Physician ED |
| Lanpher, Kirsten J | Physician Asst Hospitalist |
| Laporte, Frederic | Physician ED |
| Lindborg, Carter M | Physician Ortho |
| Lowell, Jane A | Physician OB |
| Lyster, Danielle M | Physician Asst Ortho |
| Malcolm, Christine M | Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care |
| Mauser, Nathan S | Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Messak, Alexis | Nurse Practitioner Cardiology |
| Moran, Colleen C | Physician Ped Hosp |
| Needleman, Marissa K | Physician Asst Ortho |
| Neff, Brenda J | Nurse Practitioner Ped Hosp |
| Niles, Christopher | Physician ED |
| Nollet, Zachary W | Physician Asst Urgent Care |
| Nsour, Haitham | Pulmonologist |
| Oliver, Kristie L | Physician Asst ENT |
| Orr, Jeremy | Physician Asst ED |
| Osborne, Patrick J | Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care |
| Osipchuk, Daria G | Physician ED |
| Pearsall, Miller B | Physician ED |
| Pelski, Lauren L | Physician Asst Urgent Care |
| Reilly, Meghan A | Nurse Practitioner Ped Hosp |
| Reynolds, Collin J | Hospitalist |
| Robison, Andrew A | Physician Asst Urgent Care |
| Rosenberg, Benjamin N | Physician Ortho |
| Royer, Anna M | General Surgeon |
| Shattuck, Katherine E | Nurse Practitioner Pediatric Developmental Clinic |
| Sheahan, Kelsey H | Physician Endocrinology |
| Shenk, Heather V | Hospitalist |
| Sisbarro, Megan M | Physician Asst Ortho |
| St Clair, Michael R | Physician Asst ED |
| Sternberg, Kevan M | Physician Urology |
| Sullivan, Lawrence L | Physician OB |
| Suppan, Thomas | Medical Director Laboratory Sv |
| Trevisani, Gino T | General Surgeon |
| Walker, Martha J | Physician Asst Urgent Care |
| Wells Auclair, Taylor L | Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care |
| Williams, Ashley N | Physician Asst Endocrinology |
| Williams, Christopher R | Physician ED |
| Williams, Susan D | Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care |