Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Ava, MO

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 4 clinics in Ava. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Douglas County Public Health Services Group INC — 4 sites here, 11 in total. 14,975 patients in 2025, 18% uninsured.

Health centers near Ava

• Mansfield (1) · 13 mi
• Fordland (2) · 20 mi
• Mountain Grove (1) · 25 mi
• Theodosia (1) · 26 mi
• Gainesville (1) · 28 mi
• Marshfield (1) · 30 mi
• Cabool (1) · 32 mi
• Springfield (17) · 38 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

Ava 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 Ava specifically:

• 3,912 patients living in ZIP code 65608 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 20% of them had no insurance.
• 1 of 4 is a school-based site — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 1 of 4 is a mobile clinic — call to find where and when it stops.
• 4 of 4 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 4 of 4 clinics list a website.
• 4 of 4 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: 2 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 2 report 20–39 hrs/week.