Community Information: This information connects neighbors with local health resources for information purposes only. Because clinic programs, costs, and hours change over time, we recommend checking with the clinic before your visit. This is not a commercial promotion or a solicitation for paid services.
Santa Rosa / Sonoma County
Highlights & Cost: $0 (100% Free) medical and therapeutic care. This independent, non-profit community health center does not accept or bill any form of insurance, Medi-Cal, or government assistance, entirely eliminating out-of-pocket costs for clinical visits.
Health Areas Treated: General medicine, acute illness evaluations, employment and school physicals, routine immunizations, tuberculosis (TB) skin testing, specialized women’s health clinics, comprehensive mental health counseling, and professional acupuncture treatments.
Patient Requirements: Open exclusively to completely uninsured individuals regardless of faith, ethnicity, residency, or legal documentation status.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are required for all care programs to manage clinic volume. Patients should call the reception line directly to complete a brief eligibility screening and schedule a clinic slot.
City & State: Santa Rosa,CA
Contact Info: 50 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | Phone: +1 707-585-7780 |
Santa Rosa Community Health (Vista & Dutton Campuses)
Highlights & Cost: Government-Supported (Federally Qualified Health Center - FQHC). Fully accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, Covered California plans, private commercial insurance, and uninsured patients. Eligible uninsured individuals can access care using an adjustable sliding fee scale mapped to federal poverty lines.
Health Areas Treated: Comprehensive adult primary care, pediatrics, prenatal and OB/GYN medical services, comprehensive family dentistry (at the dedicated Dental Campus), immunizations, laboratory analyses, integrated behavioral health counseling, and an on-site community pharmacy.
Patient Requirements: Federal public safety-net regulations mandate that medical services are provided to all individuals without restriction, regardless of their insurance status, background, or direct ability to pay.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are highly recommended for regular clinical care. Same-day appointments and evening clinical blocks are regularly reserved for patients experiencing urgent or acute health concerns.
City & State: Santa Rosa, CA
Contact Info: Main Campus Hubs at 3569 Round Barn Cir (Vista) and 1300 N Dutton Ave (Dutton) | Central Scheduling Phone: +1 707-303-3600 |
Sonoma County Indian Health Project (SCIHP)
Highlights & Cost: Government-Supported (Tribal FQHC/IHS facility). Delivers heavily subsidized and free healthcare under federal safety-net models. It accepts Medi-Cal, Medicare, Covered California, commercial insurance, and handles sliding scale balances for qualifying un-covered individuals.
Health Areas Treated: Comprehensive adult and family primary care, pediatric medicine, comprehensive dentistry, optometry/eye clinics, behavioral health and substance use counseling, laboratory services, and nutritional and diabetes management.
Patient Requirements: Primarily designed to provide specialized, culturally tailored healthcare to Native American communities (representing the local Pomo tribes), but it also extends care to non-Native community residents who live within Sonoma County.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are required. New patients must complete an intake registration process to verify tribal enrollment or local county residency parameters before their first clinical appointment.
City & State: Santa Rosa, CA
Contact Info: 144 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 | Phone: +1 707-521-4600 |
San Luis Obispo
Highlights & Cost: $0 (100% Free) medical, dental, and vision care. Operating as an independent, volunteer-powered safety net funded by private donations, it refuses to bill any form of insurance, Medicare, or Medi-Cal, ensuring absolute zero out-of-pocket costs for clinical treatments.
Health Areas Treated: Primary medical care, mental health services, disease prevention, chronic illness management (diabetes and hypertension), comprehensive dental care (exams, fillings, extractions), full optometry/eye exams, and specialized medical outreach via the Women's Mobile Health Unit.
Patient Requirements: Open exclusively to completely uninsured adults who reside in San Luis Obispo County or the Santa Maria Valley, regardless of their race, background, or immigration documentation status.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are required. Patients must complete an eligibility screening and provide required documentation confirming their uninsured status and basic financial context before scheduling a medical or dental visit.
City & State: San Luis Obispo, CA (with mobile medical units operating at rotating community hubs across the county).
Contact Info: Medical/Vision: 1428 Phillips Ln #203, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 | Phone: +1 805-439-1797 | Dental: 3071 S Higuera St Ste 110, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 | Phone: +1 805-592-2240 |
Community Health Cneters of the Central Coast (CHC - Casa)
Highlights & Cost: Government-Supported (Federally Qualified Health Center - FQHC). Fully accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal (CenCal Health), commercial plans, and uninsured patients. Uninsured individuals utilize an adjustable sliding fee scale based on family income to ensure nominal out-of-pocket expenses.
Health Areas Treated: Comprehensive adult and pediatric primary care, comprehensive dentistry, specialized women's health, optometry, chiropractic care, health education, diagnostic lab services, and an on-site pharmacy. They also perform routine cancer screenings, diabetes management, and urgent care treatments.
Patient Requirements: Mandated by federal safety-net parameters to treat all individuals who present for care, explicitly welcoming underserved demographics, the working poor, migrant farmworkers, and families experiencing homelessness.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are highly recommended, though selected locations across their 26-clinic network maintain flexible blocks for acute same-day walk-ins.
City & State: San Luis Obispo, CA (with an extensive network across Paso Robles, Atascadero, Cambria, Arroyo Grande, Oceano, and Nipomo).
Contact Info: 77 Casa St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 | Phone: +1 805-269-1500 |
Community Health Centers of the Central Coast entral Coast (CAPSLO)
Highlights & Cost: Low-cost to $0 family planning services. Most clients qualify for completely free diagnostic treatments through state-funded public programs (such as Family PACT and Medi-Cal) mapped to a sliding scale.
Health Areas Treated: Reproductive and sexual health services for all genders, comprehensive family planning, routine and confidential STI testing, HIV screening, HIV PrEP/Doxy-PEP administration, and LGBTQ+ community support services.
Patient Requirements: Open to all individuals, explicitly including teens, young adults, and undocumented individuals. Culturally competent care is rendered by fully bilingual staff speaking English and Spanish.
Pre-Visit Info: Same-day appointments are widely available, and clinical walk-ins are routinely welcome during regular business hours.
City & State: San Luis Obispo, CA (with a sister office operating in Arroyo Grande).
Contact Info: 705 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 | Phone: +1 805-544-2478 |
County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department Clinics
Highlights & Cost: County Government Health Clinic. Provides routine childhood vaccines for uninsured families at zero cost, alongside heavily subsidized county health services, testing fees, and public resource enrollment support.
Health Areas Treated: Routine childhood and adult immunizations, tuberculosis (TB) skin testing, communicable disease follow-up care, and public sexual health support programs.
Patient Requirements: Serves all residents within San Luis Obispo County boundaries, prioritizing low-income, underinsured, or structurally vulnerable local populations.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are required for routine clinical testings and immunizations. Operating schedules run Monday through Friday, with brief midday closures for clinical administrative lunch breaks.
City & State: San Luis Obispo, CA (with regional health branch offices located in Paso Robles and Grover Beach).
Contact Info: 2191 Johnson Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 | Phone: +1 805-781-5506 |
Santa Barbara County
Highlights & Cost: $0 (100% Free) medical, dental, and vision care. Operating as a non-profit charitable facility launched in2022, it does not bill insurance or charge patients for care, completely eliminating out-of-pocket healthcare expenses for the uncovered population.
Health Areas Treated: Primary care for adults and children, specialized women's healthcare, acute sick visits, preventative well-child exams, behavioral health counseling, dental treatments, optometry/vision care, routine vaccines, and telehealth options.
Patient Requirements: Open exclusively to completely uninsured individuals who meet low-to-moderate income thresholds. Care is provided regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or immigration status.
Pre-Visit Info: The clinic operates Wednesday through Saturday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Appointments are required, and patients are highly encouraged to contact the clinic ahead of time to coordinate eligibility intake.
City & State: Lompoc, CA
Contact Info: 1111 E Ocean Ave #2, Lompoc, CA 93436 | Phone: +1 805-743-4243 |
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC)
Highlights & Cost: Government-Supported (Federally Qualified Health Center - FQHC). Fully accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, private commercial insurance, and uninsured patients. Uninsured individuals pay via an adjustable sliding fee scale mapped to federal poverty thresholds to ensure affordability.
Health Areas Treated: Comprehensive adult and pediatric primary care, women's health and prenatal checkups, comprehensive dentistry, podiatry, behavioral health counseling, anonymous rapid HIV/STI testing, and direct pharmacy support.
Patient Requirements: Mandated by federal safety-net regulations to provide care to all community members regardless of their insurance standing, documentation, or structural ability to pay.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are required or recommended across all network offices. SBNC also deploys a specialized Mobile Medical and Mental Health Van to deliver drop-in care directly within underserved neighborhoods and community centers.
City & State: Santa Barbara, CA (with clinic sites operating in Goleta, Eastside, Westside, and Isla Vista).
Contact Info: Administrative HQ: 414 E Cota St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 | Phone: +1 844-594-0343 |
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC)
Highlights & Cost: Government-Supported (County FQHC Health Centers). Fully accepts Medi-Cal, Medicare, commercial health plans, and uninsured county residents. Billed out-of-pocket costs utilize a public sliding scale based on basic household size and income criteria.
Health Areas Treated: Comprehensive primary care, internal medicine, pediatric well-child checks, specialized immunizations, women's services (OB/GYN and family planning), laboratory services, and Covered California/Medi-Cal enrollment support.
Patient Requirements: Serves all residents living within Santa Barbara County boundaries, prioritizing lower-income, underinsured, or highly vulnerable safety-net populations.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are highly recommended or strictly required to ensure proper matching with clinical practitioners. Operating schedules run Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
City & State: Santa Barbara, CA (with extensive regional branch centers operating in Santa Maria, Lompoc, and Carpinteria).
Contact Info: Santa Barbara Center: 345 Camino del Remedio, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 | Phone: +1 805-681-5488 |
Santa Barbara Street Medicine (Doctors Without Walls)
Highlights & Cost: $0 (100% Free) direct humanitarian medicine. Funded as a volunteer-driven non-profit, it delivers low-barrier acute treatment, completely bypassing commercial insurance billing or patient documentation fees.
Health Areas Treated: Basic urgent care, non-emergency primary care, vital checking, blood glucose monitoring, routine wound care, medication management, and integrated mental health support.
Patient Requirements: Specifically targets the most vulnerable, underserved, and unhoused individuals or transient populations experiencing extreme hardship across the county.
Pre-Visit Info: No appointments are ever scheduled; all care is rendered on a mobile, walk-in drop-in basis. The teams set up alongside local community partners—such as at St. Athanasius on Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, coordinating alongside free meal programs and mobile warm shower services.
City & State: Santa Barbara, CA
Contact Info: 1528 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 | Phone: +1 805-455-4234 |
Chico / Butte County
Highlights & Cost: $0 (100% Free) medical evaluation and mental health interventions. Operated as a completely volunteer-run community safety net, it does not bill health insurance, Medi-Cal, or Medicare, ensuring absolute zero out-of-pocket costs for low-income clients.
Health Areas Treated: Primary care interventions, general health screenings, basic medical treatments, mental health support, peer counseling, and wellness education.
Patient Requirements: Primarily serves underinsured and uninsured adults from diverse backgrounds who face economic hardships.
Pre-Visit Info: No rigid advanced scheduling is required, but care is strictly provided during limited weekly windows—open on Sundays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
City & State: Chico, CA
Contact Info: 1010 Mangrove Ave D, Chico, CA 95926 | Phone: +1 530-342-2445 |
Ample Health (Chico Family Health Center)
Highlights & Cost: Government-Supported (Federally Qualified Health Center - FQHC). Fully accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, private commercial insurance, and uninsured patients. Low-income or uninsured individuals utilize an adjustable sliding fee scale based on family income guidelines.
Health Areas Treated: Comprehensive adult primary care, pediatrics, family dentistry (offered nearby at 236 W East Ave), mental health services, specialty clinical options, and specialized HIV/AIDS primary care case management.
Patient Requirements: Mandated by federal safety-net guidelines to evaluate all patients regardless of insurance coverage or baseline ability to pay. Care is delivered in a culturally sensitive manner with bilingual English and Spanish staff.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are highly recommended. The clinic operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with additional Xpress Care hours available on Saturdays.
City & State: Chico, CA
Contact Info: 680 Cohasset Road, Chico, CA 95926 | Phone: +1 530-342-4395 |
Northern Valley Indian Health, Inc. (NVIH)/
Highlights & Cost: Government-Supported (Tribal FQHC). Welcomes most major public and private insurance networks, including Medi-Cal and Medicare. Uninsured community members can access medical and dental services using a sliding fee scale tailored to household size and income.
Health Areas Treated: Comprehensive family medicine, pediatric care, adult and pediatric dental care, preventative screenings, and convenient in-office laboratory testing services.
Patient Requirements: Open to all residents of the community regardless of ancestral background or insurance standing, while maintaining a dedicated open-door status for new Native American patients.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are required or highly recommended. The clinic features unique safety designs, including a entirely separate clinic entrance for newborns and car-side check-ins when children are actively sick.
City & State: Chico, CA
Contact Info: 845 W East Ave, Chico, CA 95926 | Phone: +1 530-896-9400 |
Butte County Public Health Clinic - Chico
Highlights & Cost: County Government Health Clinic. Delivers free routine childhood immunizations for uninsured families, alongside heavily subsidized, low-cost public health testing programs that use public program waivers (e.g., Family PACT).
Health Areas Treated: Routine pediatric and adult immunizations, confidential STI/HIV screening and treatment, tuberculosis (TB) skin testing, family planning, and public health nursing tracking.
Patient Requirements: Serves all residents living within Butte County boundaries, prioritizing underinsured, uninsured, or low-income families requiring baseline safety-net resources.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are required for routine clinical testings and immunizations. Operating schedule is Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with a mandatory daily clinical closure from 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM.
City & State: Chico, CA
Contact Info: 1930 Notre Dame Blvd, Chico, CA 95928 | Phone: +1 530-552-3959 |
Coachella Valley
Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) Coachella Valley
Highlights & Cost: $0 (100% Free) medical and dental care. Operating as a volunteer-driven non-profit clinic funded entirely by grants and private donations, it does not accept or bill any insurance, Medicare, or Medi-Cal, guaranteeing absolute zero out-of-pocket costs.
Health Areas Treated: Primary adult medical care, pediatric care, chronic disease management (diabetes, high blood pressure), comprehensive dental care (cleaning, fillings, extractions), musculoskeletal treatments, mental health counseling, and translation assistance.
Patient Requirements: Open exclusively to completely uninsured residents of the Coachella Valley who are low-income and do not qualify for government programs like Medi-Cal.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are strictly required. New patients must call the clinic to complete a financial eligibility screening process before an initial appointment can be scheduled.
City & State: Indio, CA
Contact Info: 82-915 Avenue 48, Indio, CA 92201 | Phone: +1 760-342-4414 |
DAP Health (Desert AIDS Project) - Palm Springs Campus
Highlights & Cost: Government-Supported (Federally Qualified Health Center - FQHC). Fully accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, commercial health insurance, and uninsured patients. Low-income or uninsured individuals utilize an adjustable sliding fee scale based on family income to keep care affordable.
Health Areas Treated: Comprehensive adult primary care, specialized HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C medical management, LGBTQ+ competent care, comprehensive dentistry, integrated behavioral health counseling, addiction medicine, and an on-site pharmacy.
Patient Requirements: Mandated by federal safety-net guidelines to evaluate all patients regardless of their insurance status, background, or absolute ability to pay.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are required for routine primary care and dental services. The health center operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
City & State: Palm Springs, CA (with additional clinical sites in Indio).
Contact Info: 1695 N Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 | Phone: +1 760-323-2118 |
Highlights & Cost: Government-Supported (Federally Qualified Health Center - FQHC). Accepts Medi-Cal, Medicare, Covered California, private insurance, and uninsured individuals. Offers an adjustable sliding fee scale mapped to federal poverty guidelines for uninsured patients.
Health Areas Treated: Family medicine, pediatric care, prenatal and women’s health services (OB/GYN), dental care, behavioral health counseling, podiatry, and specialized diabetes education.
Patient Requirements: Mandated by federal rules to treat all patients regardless of documentation status or immediate capacity to pay. Culturally responsive care is provided by a fully bilingual English and Spanish staff.
Pre-Visit Info: Appointments are highly recommended, though limited walk-in slots may be accommodated for acute needs. Bring proof of household income if applying for the sliding fee discount program.
City & State: Coachella, CA (with additional sites across Indio and the Imperial Valley).
Contact Info: 50-244 Harrison St, Coachella, CA 92236 | Phone: +1 760-398-0666 |
Riverside University Health System (RUHS) - Indio Family Care Center
Highlights & Cost: Government-Supported (County FQHC Health Center). Fully integrated into the county public safety net, it accepts Medi-Cal, Medicare, commercial health plans, and uninsured county residents. Subsidized care is provided through a sliding scale based on household size and income.
Health Areas Treated: Full-service adult family medicine, comprehensive pediatrics, prenatal care, routine immunizations, laboratory processing, and public program enrollment support (such as Medi-Cal and CalFresh).
Patient Requirements: Serves all residents living within Riverside County boundaries, prioritizing lower-income, underinsured, or highly vulnerable safety-net populations.
Pre-Visit Info: Scheduled appointments are required for standard in-clinic medical care. Operating hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
City & State: Indio, CA
Contact Info: 47-923 Oasis St, Indio, CA 92201 | Phone: +1 800-720-9553 |
Community Information: This information connects neighbors with local health resources for information purposes only. Because clinic programs, costs, and hours change over time, we recommend checking with the clinic before your visit. This is not a commercial promotion or a solicitation for paid services.