Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Marion, IL

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 9 clinics in Marion. 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.

Health centers near Marion

• Johnston City (1) · 5 mi
• Carterville (5) · 7 mi
• Creal Springs (1) · 9 mi
• Goreville (1) · 13 mi
• Carbondale (11) · 14 mi
• Benton (2) · 18 mi
• Carrier Mills (1) · 18 mi
• Christopher (1) · 18 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

Marion 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 Marion specifically:

• 6,772 patients living in ZIP code 62959 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 10% of them had no insurance.
• 6 of 9 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 6 of 9 are open only part of the year.
• 9 of 9 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 8 of 9 clinics list a website.
• 9 of 9 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, 6 report under 20 hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Marion: Counselor, Mental Health (1), Social Worker, Clinical (1), Dentist, General Practice (1), Dental Hygienist (1), Family Medicine (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.