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Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Santa Cruz, CA

20 community health centers · Data from HRSA, refreshed 2026-10-04

These are the 20 community health centers in Santa Cruz. Each one treats patients with or without insurance and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Call ahead to confirm hours, services, and whether you need an appointment.

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Clinics in Santa Cruz

Who runs these clinics

2 health-center organizations run the 20 clinics in Santa Cruz. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

  • County Of Santa Cruz — 12 sites here, 19 in total. 16,608 patients in 2025, 9% uninsured; 37% of patients had limited English.
  • Santa Cruz Community Health Centers — 8 sites here, 9 in total. 13,635 patients in 2025, 11% uninsured; 31% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Santa Cruz

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Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz specifically:

  • 11,855 patients living in the ZIP codes 95060, 95062, 95065 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 12% of them had no insurance.
  • 5 of 20 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
  • 3 of 20 are mobile clinics — call to find where and when they stop.
  • 5 of 20 are open only part of the year.
  • 20 of 20 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
  • 9 of 20 clinics list a website.
  • Reported weekly hours: 10 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 5 report 20–39 hrs/week, 5 report under 20 hrs/week.
  • Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Santa Cruz: Family Medicine (1), Counselor, Mental Health (1), Social Worker, Clinical (1), Chiropractor (1), Acupuncturist (1), Naturopath (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.

Clinic data from the HRSA Health Center Program, refreshed 2026-10-04. Directory information only, not medical advice. View all clinics in California →

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