Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Salem, MA

Who runs these clinics

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

• North Shore Community Health, INC — 9 sites here, 13 in total. 15,479 patients in 2025, 29% uninsured; 54% of patients had limited English.
• Lynn Community Health, INC — 1 site here, 38 in total. 46,274 patients in 2025, 27% uninsured; 66% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Salem

• Peabody (4) · 3 mi
• Beverly (1) · 3 mi
• Lynn (33) · 5 mi
• Revere (2) · 9 mi
• Everett (1) · 10 mi
• Winthrop (2) · 11 mi
• Malden (1) · 11 mi
• East Boston (8) · 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

Salem 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 Salem specifically:

• 5,983 patients living in ZIP code 01970 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 16% of them had no insurance.
• 5 of 10 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 5 of 10 are open only part of the year.
• 10 of 10 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 8 of 10 clinics list a website.
• 10 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: 3 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 2 report 20–39 hrs/week, 4 report under 20 hrs/week, 1 doesn't report hours.