Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Carteret, NJ

Who runs these clinics

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

• Central Jersey Medical Center Inc. — 1 site here, 6 in total. 24,404 patients in 2025, 18% uninsured; 52% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Carteret

• Elizabethport (1) · 5 mi
• Edison (3) · 6 mi
• Perth Amboy (2) · 6 mi
• Staten Island, NY (16) · 7 mi
• Irvington (1) · 9 mi
• Newark (20) · 10 mi
• Plainfield (3) · 10 mi
• Keyport (1) · 11 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

Carteret 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 Carteret specifically:

• 1,917 patients living in ZIP code 07008 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 14% of them had no insurance.
• 1 clinic lists a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 1 clinic lists a website.
• Reported weekly hours: 1 clinic reports 40+ hrs/week.