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Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Columbus, OH

41 community health centers · Data from HRSA, refreshed 2026-10-04

These are the 41 community health centers in Columbus. Each one treats patients with or without insurance and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Call ahead to confirm hours, services, and whether you need an appointment.

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Clinics in Columbus

Who runs these clinics

7 health-center organizations run the 41 clinics in Columbus. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

  • Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, INC. — 14 sites here, 15 in total. 28,495 patients in 2025, 35% uninsured; 42% of patients had limited English.
  • Lower Lights Christian Health Center, INC. — 6 sites here, 8 in total. 17,370 patients in 2025, 29% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care; 44% of patients had limited English.
  • Southeast INC — 6 sites here, 15 in total. 11,623 patients in 2025, 7% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care.
  • Equitas Health INC — 6 sites here, 15 in total.
  • Heart Of Ohio Family Health Center — 4 sites here, 6 in total. 22,162 patients in 2025, 25% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health care; 42% of patients had limited English.
  • Ohio State University, The — 4 sites here. 19,009 patients in 2025, 5% uninsured.
  • Lutheran Social Services Of Central Ohio — 1 site here. 2,119 patients in 2025, 50% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care; 32% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Columbus

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Columbus 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 Columbus specifically:

  • 41,787 patients living in the ZIP codes 43201, 43203, 43204, 43205, 43207, 43211, 43213, 43214, 43215, 43219, 43222, 43224, 43231, 43232 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 21% of them had no insurance.
  • 2 of 41 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
  • 8 of 41 are mobile clinics — call to find where and when they stop.
  • 41 of 41 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
  • 19 of 41 clinics list a website.
  • 17 of 41 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: 29 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 8 report 20–39 hrs/week, 4 report under 20 hrs/week.

Clinic data from the HRSA Health Center Program, refreshed 2026-10-04. Directory information only, not medical advice. View all clinics in Ohio →

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