Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Carbondale, IL

Who runs these clinics

3 health-center organizations run the 11 clinics in Carbondale. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Shawnee Health Service And Development Corporation — 9 sites here, 26 in total. 34,511 patients in 2025, 10% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care.
• Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine — 1 site here, 16 in total. 54,431 patients in 2025, 6% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care.
• Community Health & Emergency Services INC — 1 site here, 11 in total. 11,231 patients in 2025, 41% uninsured.

Health centers near Carbondale

• Carterville (5) · 7 mi
• Murphysboro (2) · 7 mi
• Marion (9) · 14 mi
• Johnston City (1) · 16 mi
• Du Quoin (2) · 18 mi
• Anna (1) · 18 mi
• Goreville (1) · 18 mi
• Christopher (1) · 19 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

Carbondale 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 Carbondale specifically:

• 9,485 patients living in ZIP code 62901 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 12% of them had no insurance.
• 5 of 11 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 5 of 11 are open only part of the year.
• 11 of 11 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 10 of 11 clinics list a website.
• 10 of 11 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: 7 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 4 report under 20 hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Carbondale: Counselor, Mental Health (3), Social Worker, Clinical (3), Dental Hygienist (3), Dentist, General Practice (2), Family Medicine (2), Dentist (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.