Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Hammond, IN

Who runs these clinics

4 health-center organizations run the 6 clinics in Hammond. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS), not this city alone.

• Community Healthnet INC — 3 sites here, 11 in total.
• 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.
• Tca Health, INC. Nfp — 1 site here, 8 in total. 12,126 patients in 2025, 6% uninsured.
• Southlake Community Mental Health Center INC — 1 site here, 4 in total. 6,150 patients in 2025, 21% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health care.

Health centers near Hammond

• East Chicago (16) · 3 mi
• Calumet City, IL (1) · 4 mi
• Lansing, IL (1) · 4 mi
• Munster (10) · 4 mi
• Highland (3) · 5 mi
• South Holland, IL (2) · 6 mi
• Dolton, IL (1) · 6 mi
• Lynwood, IL (1) · 6 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

Hammond 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 Hammond specifically:

• 9,139 patients living in the ZIP codes 46320, 46323, 46327 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 23% of them had no insurance.
• 1 of 6 is a school-based site — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 6 of 6 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 4 of 6 clinics list a website.
• 2 of 6 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: 5 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 1 report 20–39 hrs/week.