Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Schenectady, NY

Who runs these clinics

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

• Schenectady Family Health Services, INC. — 4 sites here, 5 in total. 20,766 patients in 2025, 9% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health care.

Health centers near Schenectady

• Watervliet (2) · 12 mi
• Albany (11) · 13 mi
• Troy (1) · 13 mi
• Amsterdam (1) · 17 mi
• Gansevoort (2) · 33 mi
• Queensbury (4) · 36 mi
• Fort Edward (2) · 37 mi
• Glens Falls (4) · 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

Schenectady 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 Schenectady specifically:

• 13,065 patients living in the ZIP codes 12303, 12304, 12307, 12308 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 8% of them had no insurance.
• 2 of 4 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 4 of 4 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 2 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: 4 clinics report 40+ hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Schenectady: Family Medicine (1), Clinic/Center, Dental (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.