Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Ashland, WI

Who runs these clinics

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

• Lakes Community Health Center, INC The — 7 sites here, 75 in total. 29,857 patients in 2025, 6% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care.

Health centers near Ashland

• Washburn (3) · 7 mi
• Iron River (1) · 25 mi
• Drummond (1) · 27 mi
• Hurley (2) · 34 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

Ashland 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 Ashland specifically:

• 2,550 patients living in ZIP code 54806 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 5% of them had no insurance.
• 5 of 7 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 5 of 7 are open only part of the year.
• 7 of 7 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 5 of 7 clinics list a website.
• 7 of 7 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: 2 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 5 report under 20 hrs/week.