Free & Low-Cost Clinics in El Centro, CA

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 2 clinics in El Centro. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo, INC — 2 sites here, 14 in total. 62,050 patients in 2025, 13% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care; 51% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near El Centro

• Calexico (1) · 7 mi
• Brawley (3) · 13 mi
• Niland (1) · 31 mi

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El Centro 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 El Centro specifically:

• 8,957 patients living in ZIP code 92243 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 11% of them had no insurance.
• 2 of 2 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 1 of 2 clinics list a website.
• 2 of 2 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: 2 clinics report 40+ hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in El Centro: PACE Provider Organization (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.