what is a good way to consolidate non-credit card debt?

i have a very low credit score of 533. however, i have no credits cards outstanding. i had one credit card bill, but i paid it off about two years ago. everything that is on my credit now is generally small stuff--excepting my student loans--under a couple hundred dollars. i have mostly medical bills -- LOTS of stuff that got sent to collections for being unpaid. uninsured hospital visits, ambulance rides, laboratory tests, etc. i didn't have insurance for over 2 years. is using a debt consolidation company really a viable way to go? i have heard that simply using one reflects badly on your credit, but i really don't think my credit could get a whole lot worse. i have at probably one or two dozen negative things on my credit report, but not a single one is a credit card! you'd think that would make it easier to work with--at least i'm not being charged interest or late fees on any of these debts. but add it all up and it's a lot! any advice??

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