Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Whittier, CA

Who runs these clinics

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

• Jwch Institute, INC. — 1 site 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.
• Central Neighborhood Health Foundation — 1 site here, 12 in total. 26,825 patients in 2025, 1% uninsured; 31% of patients had limited English.
• Via Care Community Health Center — 1 site here, 22 in total. 26,073 patients in 2025, 17% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care; 49% of patients had limited English.
• Community Medical Wellness Centers, Usa — 1 site here, 11 in total. 9,908 patients in 2025, 7% uninsured; 45% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Whittier

• Pico Rivera (6) · 3 mi
• Montebello (8) · 5 mi
• Downey (7) · 5 mi
• Norwalk (5) · 5 mi
• South El Monte (5) · 5 mi
• Hacienda Heights (2) · 5 mi
• La Habra (3) · 6 mi
• El Monte (15) · 7 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

Whittier 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 Whittier specifically:

• 9,062 patients living in the ZIP codes 90601, 90602, 90605 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 7% of them had no insurance.
• 4 of 4 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 1 of 4 clinics list a website.
• 4 of 4 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: 3 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 1 report under 20 hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Whittier: Clinic/Center, Community Health (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.