Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Council Bluffs, IA

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 9 clinics in Council Bluffs. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• All Care Health Center — 9 sites here. 7,630 patients in 2025, 17% uninsured.

Health centers near Council Bluffs

• Omaha, NE (41) · 7 mi
• Bellevue, NE (1) · 8 mi
• Plattsmouth, NE (1) · 18 mi
• Fremont, NE (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
• Getting care with no insurance

Council Bluffs 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 Council Bluffs specifically:

• 6,409 patients living in the ZIP codes 51501, 51503 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 21% 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.
• 2 of 9 are mobile clinics — call to find where and when they stop.
• 4 of 9 are open only part of the year.
• 9 of 9 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 3 of 9 clinics list a website.
• Reported weekly hours: 4 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 5 report under 20 hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Council Bluffs: Clinic/Center, Dental (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.