Free & Low-Cost Clinics in South San Francisco, CA

Who runs these clinics

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

• North East Medical Services — 1 site here, 35 in total. 93,680 patients in 2025, 8% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care; 71% of patients had limited English.
• San Mateo County Health — 1 site here, 20 in total. 4,975 patients in 2025, 21% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, vision care; 45% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near South San Francisco

• Daly City (7) · 4 mi
• San Francisco (85) · 8 mi
• San Mateo (9) · 10 mi
• Alameda (2) · 11 mi
• Oakland (84) · 13 mi
• Half Moon Bay (2) · 13 mi
• San Leandro (4) · 14 mi
• Redwood City (7) · 15 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

South San Francisco 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 South San Francisco specifically:

• 3,274 patients living in ZIP code 94080 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 7% 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.