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Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Chicago, IL

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

These are the 201 community health centers in Chicago. 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 Chicago

Who runs these clinics

25 health-center organizations run the 201 clinics in Chicago. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

  • Lawndale Christian Health Center — 44 sites here. 57,177 patients in 2025, 25% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care; 35% of patients had limited English.
  • Access Community Health Network — 23 sites here, 35 in total. 152,893 patients in 2025, 17% uninsured; 39% of patients had limited English.
  • Tapestry 360 Health — 14 sites here, 15 in total. 27,372 patients in 2025, 20% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care; 38% of patients had limited English.
  • Erie Family Health Center — 11 sites here, 13 in total. 95,878 patients in 2025, 23% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care; 48% of patients had limited English.
  • University of Illinois — 11 sites here, 13 in total. 61,055 patients in 2025, 8% uninsured.
  • Howard Brown Health Center — 11 sites here. 42,984 patients in 2025, 20% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care.
  • Esperanza Health Centers — 10 sites here. 57,221 patients in 2025, 21% uninsured; also provided mental health, substance use care; 72% of patients had limited English.
  • Pcc Community Wellness Center — 8 sites here, 11 in total. 42,379 patients in 2025, 16% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health care; 21% of patients had limited English.

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Chicago 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 Chicago specifically:

  • 492,428 patients living in the ZIP codes 60606, 60607, 60608, 60609, 60610, 60611, 60612, 60613, 60614, 60615, 60616, 60617, 60619, 60620, 60621, 60622, 60623, 60624, 60625, 60626, 60628, 60629, 60632, 60633, 60634, 60636, 60637, 60638, 60639, 60640, 60644, 60645, 60647, 60649, 60651, 60653, 60654, 60657, 60659, 60660, 60661, 60827 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 16% of them had no insurance.
  • 28 of 201 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
  • 8 of 201 are mobile clinics — call to find where and when they stop.
  • 6 of 201 are open only part of the year.
  • 201 of 201 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
  • 125 of 201 clinics list a website.
  • 132 of 201 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: 150 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 7 report 20–39 hrs/week, 39 report under 20 hrs/week, 5 don't report hours.
  • Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Chicago: Dentist, General Practice (3), Clinic/Center, Student Health (3), Health Educator (3), Community/Behavioral Health (3), Dentist (3), Social Worker, Clinical (3). 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 Illinois →

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