Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Bessemer City, NC

Who runs these clinics

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

• Gaston Family Health Services, INC. — 6 sites here, 261 in total. 107,946 patients in 2025, 15% uninsured; 17% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Bessemer City

• Dallas (6) · 6 mi
• Kings Mountain (3) · 6 mi
• Cherryville (4) · 7 mi
• Gastonia (41) · 8 mi
• Lowell (2) · 11 mi
• Stanley (4) · 12 mi
• Grover (1) · 12 mi
• Mc Adenville (1) · 12 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

Bessemer City 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 Bessemer City specifically:

• 2,608 patients living in ZIP code 28016 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 14% of them had no insurance.
• 5 of 6 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 6 of 6 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 6 of 6 clinics list a website.
• Reported weekly hours: 6 clinics report 40+ hrs/week.