Carlinville, IL — Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics has partnered with healthcare technology company Breez Health to streamline its financial assistance program for income-eligible patients. The partnership introduces a streamlined online application process, enabling patients to quickly check their eligibility for hospital discounts or free care.
“We are dedicated to transforming the landscape of rural healthcare,” states Brian Burnside, CEO of Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics. “By integrating Breez technology into our financial assistance programs, we’re helping break down economic barriers to healthcare, ensuring critical healthcare services are accessible to all.”
Patients can now see if they qualify and apply for financial assistance by visiting the financial assistance portal.
“Our rural hospital serves all community members, regardless of their financial situation,” says Burnside. “At Carlinville, we’re committed to innovative solutions. Our new user-friendly online platform empowers patients to access the care they need without financial barriers.”
Breez Health is a technology and consulting company that simplifies patient-facing and internal financial assistance processes, empowering hospitals to drive affordability of care to vulnerable members of their communities. Breez is part of Goodroot, a community of companies reinventing healthcare one system at a time. Dedicated to increasing access and affordability of care, Breez supports hospitals and health systems across the U.S.
About Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics
Carlinville Area Hospital and Clinics (CAH&C) is a rural-based independent, healthcare provider offering award-winning inpatient, outpatient and rehabilitation care to the people of Carlinville and surrounding communities in and around Macoupin County. This comprehensive offering also includes a 24-hour STAT Stroke and STAT Heart designated emergency department staffed with emergency medicine physicians. A group of progressive leaders, expert physicians and dedicated team members help to define the culture and belief system of valuing everyone who walks through the doors. Coupled with innovation, modern facilities and a strong medical community that includes vast expertise in over a dozen specialties and subspecialties, CAH&C work every day to ensure the best patient experience.
About Breez Health
Breez Health’s mission is to make financial assistance easy and accessible at every nonprofit hospital in America. With deep industry knowledge, Breez acts as a strategic advisor to hospitals, helping them design and implement better financial assistance programs and providing consulting, technology and support services to ensure ongoing success for both patients and hospitals. www.BreezHealth.com
