Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Ottumwa, IA

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 8 clinics in Ottumwa. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• River Hills Community Health Center, INC — 8 sites here, 29 in total. 22,264 patients in 2025, 13% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care.

Health centers near Ottumwa

• Eldon (1) · 10 mi
• Packwood (1) · 16 mi
• Bloomfield (3) · 18 mi
• Oskaloosa (4) · 23 mi
• Fairfield (5) · 24 mi
• Sigourney (3) · 24 mi
• Centerville (5) · 31 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

Ottumwa 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 Ottumwa specifically:

• 9,810 patients living in ZIP code 52501 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 10% of them had no insurance.
• 4 of 8 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 5 of 8 are open only part of the year.
• 8 of 8 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 2 of 8 clinics list a website.
• 8 of 8 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: 4 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 1 report 20–39 hrs/week, 3 report under 20 hrs/week.