Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Gary, IN

Who runs these clinics

4 health-center organizations run the 12 clinics in Gary. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS), not this city alone.

• Community Healthnet INC — 6 sites here, 11 in total.
• Edgewater Systems For Balanced Living, INC. — 3 sites here, 5 in total.
• Porter-Starke Services, INC. — 2 sites here, 5 in total. 5,430 patients in 2025, 5% uninsured.
• Northshore Health Centers, INC — 1 site here, 22 in total. 84,040 patients in 2025, 15% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care.

Health centers near Gary

• Lake Station (3) · 5 mi
• Griffith (2) · 5 mi
• Merrillville (6) · 6 mi
• Highland (3) · 6 mi
• Hobart (3) · 6 mi
• East Chicago (16) · 7 mi
• Munster (10) · 8 mi
• Hammond (6) · 8 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

Gary 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 Gary specifically:

• 14,473 patients living in the ZIP codes 46402, 46403, 46404, 46406, 46408, 46409 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 11% of them had no insurance.
• 2 of 12 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 1 of 12 is a mobile clinic — call to find where and when it stops.
• 1 of 12 is open only part of the year.
• 12 of 12 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 11 of 12 clinics list a website.
• 1 of 12 is 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: 11 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 1 report 20–39 hrs/week.