Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Advance, NC

Who runs these clinics

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

• Gaston Family Health Services, INC. — 2 sites here, 261 in total. 107,946 patients in 2025, 15% uninsured; 17% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Advance

• Mocksville (12) · 8 mi
• Lexington (4) · 12 mi
• Cooleemee (1) · 12 mi
• Winston Salem (15) · 14 mi
• East Bend (2) · 16 mi
• Spencer (1) · 17 mi
• Thomasville (2) · 19 mi
• Kernersville (2) · 20 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

Advance 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 Advance specifically:

• 239 patients living in ZIP code 27006 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 14% of them had no insurance.
• 2 of 2 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 2 of 2 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 2 of 2 clinics list a website.
• Reported weekly hours: 2 clinics report 40+ hrs/week.