Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Mount Vernon, IL

Who runs these clinics

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

• Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning Corporation — 2 sites here, 16 in total. 38,494 patients in 2025, 9% uninsured.

Health centers near Mount Vernon

• Sesser (1) · 16 mi
• Benton (2) · 21 mi
• Salem (1) · 23 mi
• Christopher (1) · 24 mi
• Du Quoin (2) · 27 mi
• Fairfield (1) · 31 mi
• Johnston City (1) · 34 mi
• Flora (1) · 35 mi

New to community health centers?

• How the sliding-fee scale works — and how to qualify
• What to bring to your first visit
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Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon specifically:

• 4,565 patients living in ZIP code 62864 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 9% of them had no insurance.
• 2 of 2 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 1 of 2 clinics list a website.
• Reported weekly hours: 2 clinics report 40+ hrs/week.