Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Chico, CA

Who runs these clinics

2 health-center organizations run the 5 clinics in Chico. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Ampla Health — 4 sites here, 23 in total. 82,179 patients in 2025, 10% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care; 31% of patients had limited English.
• Peach Tree Healthcare — 1 site here, 11 in total. 42,379 patients in 2025, 5% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, vision care.

Health centers near Chico

• Hamilton City (1) · 8 mi
• Magalia (1) · 15 mi
• Orland (1) · 18 mi
• Los Molinos (1) · 23 mi
• Oroville (2) · 24 mi
• Gridley (1) · 28 mi
• Red Bluff (2) · 35 mi
• Live Oak (1) · 35 mi

New to community health centers?

• How the sliding-fee scale works — and how to qualify
• What to bring to your first visit
• Getting care with no insurance

Chico at a Glance

Every clinic listed above is a federally funded community health center — it treats you with or without insurance, regardless of immigration status, and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Here's what the HRSA and federal NPI registry data shows for Chico specifically:

• 12,325 patients living in the ZIP codes 95926, 95973 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 7% of them had no insurance.
• 5 of 5 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 2 of 5 clinics list a website.
• 5 of 5 are part of a program that reports dental services in federal UDS data (program-level, not per-site — call to confirm dental is offered at this address).
• Reported weekly hours: 4 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 1 report 20–39 hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Chico: Case Manager/Care Coordinator (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.