Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Ruston, LA

Who runs these clinics

3 health-center organizations run the 10 clinics in Ruston. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Winn Community Health Center INC — 8 sites here, 65 in total. 40,053 patients in 2025, 6% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health care.
• Primary Health Services Center — 1 site here, 12 in total. 18,096 patients in 2025, 14% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care.
• Mercy Medical Health Center — 1 site here, 3 in total.

Health centers near Ruston

• Dubach (1) · 12 mi
• Arcadia (1) · 15 mi
• Downsville (1) · 16 mi
• Jonesboro (1) · 20 mi
• Farmerville (1) · 24 mi
• West Monroe (5) · 30 mi
• Monroe (15) · 33 mi
• Marion (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

Ruston 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 Ruston specifically:

• 4,655 patients living in ZIP code 71270 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 7% of them had no insurance.
• 7 of 10 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 7 of 10 are open only part of the year.
• 10 of 10 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 6 of 10 clinics list a website.
• 9 of 10 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: 9 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 1 report 20–39 hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Ruston: Nurse Practitioner (1), Social Worker, Clinical (1), Dentist, General Practice (1), Family Medicine (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.