Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Catawba, NC

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 3 clinics in Catawba. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Gaston Family Health Services, INC. — 3 sites here, 261 in total. 107,946 patients in 2025, 15% uninsured; 17% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Catawba

• Claremont (6) · 4 mi
• Sherrills Ford (1) · 6 mi
• Conover (4) · 9 mi
• Maiden (5) · 10 mi
• Newton (9) · 11 mi
• Hickory (23) · 14 mi
• Statesville (10) · 14 mi
• Denver (3) · 14 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

Catawba 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 Catawba specifically:

• 1,107 patients living in ZIP code 28609 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 3% of them had no insurance.
• 3 of 3 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 3 of 3 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 3 of 3 clinics list a website.
• Reported weekly hours: 3 clinics report 40+ hrs/week.