Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Gatlinburg, TN

Who runs these clinics

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

• Cherokee Health Systems — 2 sites here, 42 in total. 64,169 patients in 2025, 25% uninsured; 19% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Gatlinburg

• Sevierville (8) · 10 mi
• Pigeon Forge (2) · 10 mi
• Cosby (1) · 11 mi
• Dandridge (1) · 16 mi
• Kodak (2) · 18 mi
• Seymour (4) · 19 mi
• Bryson City, NC (3) · 20 mi
• Newport (5) · 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

Gatlinburg 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 Gatlinburg specifically:

• 321 patients living in ZIP code 37738 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 35% 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 are open only part of the year.
• 2 of 2 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 0 of 2 clinics list a website.
• Reported weekly hours: 2 clinics report 40+ hrs/week.