Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Petal, MS

Who runs these clinics

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

• Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative, INC. — 6 sites here, 41 in total. 35,735 patients in 2025, 12% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, vision care.

Health centers near Petal

• Hattiesburg (16) · 8 mi
• New Augusta (1) · 15 mi
• Purvis (5) · 18 mi
• Sumrall (4) · 19 mi
• Brooklyn (2) · 20 mi
• Beaumont (1) · 22 mi
• Seminary (1) · 22 mi
• Laurel (4) · 24 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

Petal 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 Petal specifically:

• 4,341 patients living in ZIP code 39465 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 11% of them had no insurance.
• 6 of 6 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 5 of 6 are open only part of the year.
• 6 of 6 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 2 of 6 clinics list a website.
• 6 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: 1 clinic reports 40+ hrs/week, 5 report under 20 hrs/week.