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Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Washington, DC

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

These are the 77 community health centers in Washington. 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 Washington

Who runs these clinics

8 health-center organizations run the 77 clinics in Washington. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

  • Unity Health Care, INC. — 33 sites here. 69,562 patients in 2025, 19% uninsured; 24% of patients had limited English.
  • Mary'S Center For Maternal And Child Care INC. — 26 sites here, 30 in total. 58,995 patients in 2025, 20% uninsured; 70% of patients had limited English.
  • Community Of Hope INC. — 8 sites here. 15,403 patients in 2025, 7% uninsured.
  • Whitman-Walker Clinic INC — 3 sites here. 16,659 patients in 2025, 12% uninsured.
  • La Clinica Del Pueblo, INC — 2 sites here, 7 in total. 6,837 patients in 2025, 51% uninsured; 88% of patients had limited English.
  • Family And Medical Counseling Service INC — 2 sites here, 3 in total. 3,450 patients in 2025, 20% uninsured; also provided mental health, substance use care.
  • Bread For The City INC — 2 sites here. 2,883 patients in 2025, 20% uninsured; 24% of patients had limited English.
  • Elaine Ellis Center Of Health, INC — 1 site here, 3 in total. 5,746 patients in 2025, 22% uninsured; 17% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Washington

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Washington 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 Washington specifically:

  • 135,847 patients living in the ZIP codes 20001, 20002, 20003, 20005, 20008, 20009, 20010, 20011, 20012, 20016, 20017, 20018, 20019, 20020, 20024, 20032 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 14% of them had no insurance.
  • 28 of 77 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
  • 2 of 77 are mobile clinics — call to find where and when they stop.
  • 77 of 77 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
  • 41 of 77 clinics list a website.
  • 26 of 77 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: 59 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 9 report 20–39 hrs/week, 9 report under 20 hrs/week.
  • Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Washington: Clinic/Center, Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center) (20), Clinic/Center, Dental (10), Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies (3), Social Worker, Clinical (2), Family Medicine (2), Clinic/Center (2). 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 District of Columbia →

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