Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Independence, LA

Who runs these clinics

2 health-center organizations run the 7 clinics in Independence. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Southeast Community Health Systems — 5 sites here, 29 in total. 9,547 patients in 2025, 18% uninsured.
• Primary Care Providers For A Healthy Feliciana, INC. — 2 sites here, 70 in total. 22,205 patients in 2025, 10% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health care.

Health centers near Independence

• Tickfaw (2) · 5 mi
• Loranger (4) · 6 mi
• Amite (3) · 6 mi
• Roseland (2) · 9 mi
• Hammond (12) · 10 mi
• Albany (1) · 11 mi
• Ponchatoula (7) · 14 mi
• Holden (1) · 14 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

Independence 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 Independence specifically:

• 1,349 patients living in ZIP code 70443 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 19% of them had no insurance.
• 3 of 7 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 2 of 7 are mobile clinics — call to find where and when they stop.
• 3 of 7 are open only part of the year.
• 7 of 7 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 0 of 7 clinics list a website.
• 2 of 7 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: 1 clinic reports 40+ hrs/week, 1 report 20–39 hrs/week, 4 report under 20 hrs/week, 1 doesn't report hours.