51 hospitals, health systems with interest-free loan programs

More hospitals and health systems are improving their collection rates by offering zero-interest loan programs to patients who need time to pay hefty medical bills.

Below are 50 organizations that offer patients zero-percent interest loan options.

Editor's Note: This is not an exhaustive list. If your organization would like to be included, please email all requests to bmurphy@beckershealthcare.com.

1. Ascension Health (St. Louis)
2. BlueMountain Health System (Palmerton, Pa.)
3. BolivarMedicalCenter (Cleveland, Miss.)
4. Care New England (Providence, R.I.)
5. Carolinas HealthCare (Charlotte, N.C.)
6. CharlotteHungerfordHospital (Torrington, Conn.)
7. ColoradoPlainsMedicalCenter (FortMorgan)
8. Crozer-ChesterMedicalCenter (Upland, Pa.)
9. DayKimballHospital (Putnam, Conn.)
10. DeKalbMedicalCenter (Decatur, Ga.)
11. DelawareCountyMemorialHospital (Drexel Hill, Pa.)
12. DeSotoMemorialHospital (Arcadia, Fla.)
13. EisenhowerMedicalCenter (Rancho Mirage, Calif.)
14. Elkhart (Ind.) GeneralHospital
15. Emory Clinic (Atlanta)
16. FloridaHospital (Orlando)
17. GibsonAreaHospital & Health Services (Gibson City, Ill.)
18. HolyRedeemerHospital and MedicalCenter (Meadowbrook, Pa.)
19. Inspira Medical Center-Elmer (N.J.)
20. KentCountyMemorialHospital (Warwick, R.I.)
21. King's DaughterMedicalCenter (Ashland, Ky.)
22. Livingston (Tenn.) RegionalHospital
23. Longmont (Colo.) United Hospital
24. MaimonidesMedicalCenter (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
25. Memorial Health (Savannah, Ga.)
26. Memorial Healthcare (Owosso, Mich.)
27. MemorialHospital of South Bend (Ind.)
28. Metro Health (Cleveland)
29. North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital
30. Novant Health System (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
31. OhioValleyMedicalCenter (Wheeling, W.Va.)
32. Orlando (Fla.) Health
33. Palomar Health (San Diego)
34. ProvidenceHospital (Washington, D.C.)
35. PulaskiMemorialHospital (Winamac, Ind.)
36. RiceMemorialHospital (Willmar, Minn.)
37. RiverviewRegionalMedicalCenter North (Carthage, Tenn.)
38. Sacred HeartHospital (Pensacola, Fla.)
39. Somerset (Pa.) Hospital
40. South Haven (Mich.) Health System
41. Southern Tennessee Regional Health System (Pulaski)
42. SSM Health (St. Louis)
43. St. Luke's Health System (Boise, Idaho)
44. St. Vincent Health (Indianapolis)
45. Starr Regional Medical Center (Athens, Tenn.)
46. Summit Health (Waynesboro, Pa.)
47. Sumner Regional Medical Center (Gallatin, Tenn.)
48. Swedish Covenant Hospital (Chicago)
49. Vaughan Regional Medical Center (Selma, Ala.)
50. Via Christi Health (Wichita, Kan.)
51. Wellstar Health System (Marietta, Ga.)