Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Metairie, LA

Who runs these clinics

3 health-center organizations run the 6 clinics in Metairie. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Access Health Louisiana — 3 sites here, 65 in total. 53,271 patients in 2025, 19% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care; 16% of patients had limited English.
• Marillac Community Health Centers — 2 sites here, 36 in total. 48,813 patients in 2025, 17% uninsured; 21% of patients had limited English.
• Jefferson Par Human Services Authority — 1 site here, 2 in total. 4,832 patients in 2025, 57% uninsured; also provided mental health care.

Health centers near Metairie

• Kenner (8) · 5 mi
• Westwego (6) · 6 mi
• New Orleans (73) · 7 mi
• Harvey (2) · 8 mi
• Marrero (9) · 9 mi
• Saint Rose (1) · 9 mi
• Gretna (4) · 10 mi
• Chalmette (2) · 12 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

Metairie 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 Metairie specifically:

• 5,408 patients living in the ZIP codes 70001, 70002 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 38% of them had no insurance.
• 2 of 6 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 2 of 6 are open only part of the year.
• 6 of 6 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 6 of 6 clinics list a website.
• 3 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: 4 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 2 report 20–39 hrs/week.