Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Downey, CA

Who runs these clinics

5 health-center organizations run the 7 clinics in Downey. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Jwch Institute, INC. — 2 sites here, 45 in total. 76,196 patients in 2025, 7% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care; 24% of patients had limited English.
• Cali Med Corporation — 2 sites here, 8 in total.
• Complete Care Community Health Center, INC. — 1 site here, 16 in total. 26,329 patients in 2025, 11% uninsured; 15% of patients had limited English.
• Family Health Care Centers Of Greater Los Angeles INC — 1 site here, 7 in total. 17,229 patients in 2025, 36% uninsured; 26% of patients had limited English.
• Tender Care Community Clinic INC — 1 site here.

Health centers near Downey

• South Gate (20) · 4 mi
• Bell Gardens (10) · 4 mi
• Bellflower (8) · 4 mi
• Pico Rivera (6) · 4 mi
• Norwalk (5) · 4 mi
• Paramount (5) · 4 mi
• Cudahy (2) · 4 mi
• Bell (1) · 4 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

Downey 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 Downey specifically:

• 8,145 patients living in the ZIP codes 90240, 90241 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 9% of them had no insurance.
• 7 of 7 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 3 of 7 clinics list a website.
• 2 of 7 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: 7 clinics report 40+ hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Downey: Clinic/Center, Community Health (1), Pediatrics (1), Dietitian, Registered (1), Clinic/Center (1), Clinic/Center, Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center) (1), 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.