Free clinics and community health centers in West Virginia
People searching for a “free clinic” in West Virginia are often looking for one of two different things: a free or charitable clinic, or a community health center with a sliding fee. This site lists the second kind only (537 HRSA-listed sites). Here is how they differ.
Last reviewed against the public HRSA Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites download on .
Two kinds of low-cost clinic
| Free or charitable clinic | Community health center (FQHC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical cost to the patient | Free or a small fee | Sliding fee discount by income and family size |
| Part of HRSA’s Health Center Program | No | Yes (grantee or Look-Alike) |
| Must serve regardless of ability to pay | Set by the clinic | Yes, under HRSA rules |
| Usually accepts insurance | Varies; many serve uninsured people only | Yes, including Medicaid and Medicare |
| Listed on this site | No | Yes |
Free-clinic practices vary by clinic. Health center rules are from HRSA’s Compliance Manual.
Where to find each
- Free and charitable clinics: the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics keeps a national clinic finder (opens in a new tab).
- Community health centers: use the search on this site, the city list, or HRSA’s Find a Health Center (opens in a new tab).
- Mental health or substance use: call or text 988, or use findtreatment.gov (opens in a new tab).
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Beckley health centers
HRSA-listed sites in Beckley.
Charleston health centers
HRSA-listed sites in Charleston.
Huntington health centers
HRSA-listed sites in Huntington.
All cities
Every West Virginia city in the snapshot, with site counts.
Organizations
The health center organizations that run these sites.
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Common questions
- Are community health centers in West Virginia free?
- Not automatically, but patients with household income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines are eligible for a sliding fee discount, and at or below 100% the discount is full (a nominal fee may apply).
- Does this site list free clinics?
- No. It lists HRSA’s health center sites only. Use the NAFC clinic finder for free and charitable clinics.
- I need mental health or substance use help
- Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) any time. For treatment services, use findtreatment.gov from SAMHSA. This HRSA list is not a treatment directory.
Sources
- National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (clinic finder on site) (opens in a new tab) — National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC)
- Health Center Program Compliance Manual, Chapter 9: Sliding Fee Discount Program (opens in a new tab) — HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care
- HRSA Find a Health Center (opens in a new tab) — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- HRSA data downloads — Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites (opens in a new tab) — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- FindTreatment.gov — substance use and mental health treatment locator (opens in a new tab) — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (opens in a new tab) — 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Last reviewed against the public HRSA Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites download on .
Counts and addresses come from the HRSA public file linked in Sources. If a row is wrong, prefer HRSA’s finder — we would rather point you there than pretend we supersede it.