About Goshen Medical Center - Columbus Pediatrics
This clinic operates under a SLIDING SCALE model.This means that it MAY NOT be free depending on your income.You will be required to prove financial need in order to receive free services or services at a reduced cost.In order to get more information on this clinic, click on the icons below. You may be required to join for free in order to access full contact information.
As Goshen Medical Center is a Federally qualified healthcare organization, no one will be denied access to services due to inability to pay.
If assistance is required, to meet payment obligations there is a discounted sliding fee schedule available to those who qualify.
Services provided at this location:
Pediatrics (Ages birth - 21)
Hours of operation:
Monday -Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm; Saturday 9:00am - 12:00pm
Closed daily for Lunch 12pm-1:30pm
Provide access to affordable health care for all people in eastern North Carolina. While Duplin, Sampson and Wayne counties are the bedrock of the Goshen Medical Center delivery system, areas as far out as Brunswick, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Harnett, Jones, Onslow and Richmond Counties are included in the largest community health center system in the state of North Carolina.
Sliding Fee Scale Policy Summary:
As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Goshen Medical Center, Inc. is required to provide a sliding fee scale discount to patients who meet the eligibility guidelines. Sliding fee scale patients are those with household incomes that fall at 100% and below poverty up to 200% of federal poverty. The eligibility requirements are based on the federal poverty guidelines published annually by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The sliding fee scale discounts can range from 20% to 100% off of the charges for the date of service. If the patient is able to demonstrate that total household size and income results in 100% discount, there is however a nominal fee of $25 for medical services. If the patient is verifiably homeless, presently a resident of a homeless shelter, transitional, doubling up or truly living on the street, then they are only required to pay $1.00 for services at any of our locations.
Since this is a sliding fee scale clinic, we have provided the Federal Poverty Guidelines below. Visit the Goshen Medical Center - Columbus Pediatrics website listed above to see what the level is needed for free care.
Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2023
| Persons In Family Household | Poverty Guideline Salary per year |
|---|
| 1 | $14,580 |
| 2 | $19,720 |
| 3 | $24,860 |
| 4 | $30,000 |
| 5 | $35,140 |
| 6 | $40,280 |
| 7 | $45,420 |
| 8 | $50,560 |
For Households with more than 8 persons, add $4,480 for each additional person.
*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get reduced or free services from some clinics, they use a sliding fee scale based on your income.When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.
