Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Springfield, IL

Who runs these clinics

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

• Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine — 7 sites here, 16 in total. 54,431 patients in 2025, 6% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care.
• Central Counties Health Centers — 4 sites here, 5 in total. 15,498 patients in 2025, 21% uninsured.

Health centers near Springfield

• Taylorville (2) · 24 mi
• Girard (1) · 26 mi
• Lincoln (1) · 27 mi
• Palmyra (1) · 31 mi
• Jacksonville (1) · 32 mi
• Virginia (1) · 32 mi
• Decatur (5) · 36 mi
• Carlinville (3) · 38 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

Springfield 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 Springfield specifically:

• 22,997 patients living in the ZIP codes 62701, 62702, 62703, 62707 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 10% of them had no insurance.
• 11 of 11 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 1 of 11 clinics list a website.
• 7 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, 3 report 20–39 hrs/week, 1 report under 20 hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Springfield: Clinic/Center, Primary Care (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.