Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Shelton, CT

Who runs these clinics

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

• Optimus Health Care, INC. — 2 sites here, 26 in total. 38,667 patients in 2025, 16% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care; 52% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Shelton

• Ansonia (2) · 3 mi
• Milford (2) · 7 mi
• Stratford (14) · 8 mi
• West Haven (6) · 9 mi
• New Haven (48) · 10 mi
• Bridgeport (40) · 10 mi
• Hamden (7) · 10 mi
• Newtown (1) · 11 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

Shelton 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 Shelton specifically:

• 1,573 patients living in ZIP code 06484 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 13% of them had no insurance.
• 2 of 2 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 2 of 2 are open only part of the year.
• 2 of 2 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 0 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 report under 20 hrs/week.