Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Sandusky, OH

Who runs these clinics

2 health-center organizations run the 15 clinics in Sandusky. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Family Health Services Of Erie County — 10 sites here, 18 in total. 14,728 patients in 2025, 6% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health care.
• Erie, County Of — 5 sites here, 12 in total. 8,282 patients in 2025, 17% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health care.

Health centers near Sandusky

• Castalia (1) · 6 mi
• Huron (3) · 8 mi
• Kelleys Island (1) · 10 mi
• Milan (3) · 11 mi
• Port Clinton (1) · 11 mi
• Berlin Heights (1) · 14 mi
• Monroeville (1) · 14 mi
• Norwalk (3) · 16 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

Sandusky 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 Sandusky specifically:

• 10,973 patients living in ZIP code 44870 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 11% of them had no insurance.
• 5 of 15 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 1 of 15 is a mobile clinic — call to find where and when it stops.
• 5 of 15 are open only part of the year.
• 15 of 15 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 6 of 15 clinics list a website.
• 15 of 15 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: 6 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 3 report 20–39 hrs/week, 6 report under 20 hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Sandusky: Clinic/Center, Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center) (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.