Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Lancaster, CA

Who runs these clinics

4 health-center organizations run the 15 clinics in Lancaster. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Bartz-Altadonna Community Health Center — 9 sites here, 11 in total. 21,289 patients in 2025, 3% uninsured; also provided mental health, substance use, vision care; 22% of patients had limited English.
• Jwch Institute, INC. — 4 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.
• Northeast Valley Health Corporation — 1 site here, 51 in total. 98,950 patients in 2025, 7% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care; 19% of patients had limited English.
• Tarzana Treatment Centers, INC. — 1 site here, 11 in total.

Health centers near Lancaster

• Palmdale (7) · 8 mi
• Canyon Country (3) · 26 mi
• Sylmar (4) · 31 mi
• Sunland (3) · 31 mi
• Valencia (3) · 31 mi
• Newhall (2) · 31 mi
• San Fernando (8) · 32 mi
• Pacoima (7) · 33 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

Lancaster 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 Lancaster specifically:

• 29,226 patients living in the ZIP codes 93534, 93535, 93536 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 3% of them had no insurance.
• 1 of 15 is a school-based site — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 4 of 15 are mobile clinics — call to find where and when they stop.
• 15 of 15 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 5 of 15 clinics list a website.
• 5 of 15 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: 11 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 1 report 20–39 hrs/week, 2 report under 20 hrs/week, 1 doesn't report hours.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Lancaster: Case Manager/Care Coordinator (2), Supports Brokerage (2), Clinic/Center, Community Health (1), Clinic/Center (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.