Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Lakeside, CA

Who runs these clinics

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

• Neighborhood Healthcare — 2 sites here, 72 in total. 103,659 patients in 2025, 10% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care; 38% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Lakeside

• Santee (1) · 4 mi
• El Cajon (15) · 5 mi
• Alpine (1) · 8 mi
• La Mesa (5) · 9 mi
• Spring Valley (2) · 10 mi
• Poway (1) · 10 mi
• Lemon Grove (6) · 11 mi
• Ramona (1) · 12 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

Lakeside 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 Lakeside specifically:

• 6,998 patients living in ZIP code 92040 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 9% of them had no insurance.
• 2 of 2 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 2 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.