This page is a collection of affordable health centers and/or emergency resources available in Houston, TX.

Centers*

*Note: The following centers may have multiple locations throughout Houston. Please look through their site to find the closest center to you.

Bering Omega Community Services – Bering Omega provides compassionate care to those living with HIV and AIDS through four programs, a dental clinic, a day treatment program, a housing assistance program, and Omega House, our residential hospice.  Each of these services comes at little to no cost to our clients, providing access to medical and palliative care services that would otherwise be financially unattainable.

Central Care Integrated Health Services – Central Care Integrated Health Services aspires to provide accessible, affordable and high quality comprehensive healthcare services to all the residents in the Greater Houston Area whose healthcare needs are unmet through patient-centered education, collaborations, wellness and outreach programs to eliminate healthcare disparities. CCIHS prides itself on the fact that we don’t turn anyone away. We care for ALL patients, regardless of insurance coverage, citizenship status or level of income.

El Centro de Corazón – Serving Houston’s East End community since 1994, El Centro de Corazón (El Centro) is an accomplished Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with four health center locations and offers a comprehensive range of pediatric and adult health care services for the medically underserved and uninsured, which includes primary care, women’s health, dental care, and behavioral health services.  El Centro also provides ancillary services, such as case management and eligibility assistance, to help patients and their families overcome obstacles to accessing health care services.

Hope Clinic – HOPE Clinic has grown into a full time Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providing over 13,000 patient visits a year. HOPE Provides health care services to all regardless of the patient’ ability to pay. In particular, HOPE Clinic serves the uninsured, underinsured, those with limited English proficiency, and the low-income. A unique characteristic of HOPE Clinic is its capacity to provide services in 14 different languages, including: Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Burmese, Arabic, and Spanish.

Houston Health Department Health Centers – The Houston Health Department health centers protect the health and social well-being of all Houstonians. The health centers provide patient services to meet the community’s present and future needs in family planning, immunizations, tuberculosis diagnosis, care for sexually transmitted diseases, and dental care. The Houston Health Department will not deny access to services due to inability to pay. A discounted/sliding fee schedule is available for most services. Parental consent is not required for family planning services to adolescents.

The Ibn Sina Foundation – The Ibn Sina Foundation operates six beautiful community clinics throughout Greater Houston and Port Arthur areas, focused on providing low-cost preventative & primary medical, dental, diagnostic, specialty and children’s health services to indigent community.

Legacy Community Health – As a full-service, Federally Qualified Health Center, Legacy identifies unmet needs and gaps in health-related services and develops client-centered programs to address those needs. A federally Qualified Health Center addresses the unmet needs of those who find themselves lacking in certain health care services. Legacy works with a wide range of health insurance providers already, but as an FQHC we also offer a sliding fee scale.

The Montrose Center – The Montrose Center empowers the community, primarily lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals and their families, to enjoy healthier and more fulfilling lives. They provide services and programs for individuals such as, counseling, education & prevention, senior citizens, and addiction/recovery services.

San José Clinic – San José Clinic is the original safety-net clinic in Houston and a leading provider of quality healthcare services for individuals and families in the Greater Houston area who struggle the most with accessing care. For over 95 years we have proudly upheld the legacy of our founders by continuing to provide healthcare for those who need a health home the most, including primary and specialty medical and dental care as well as vision, laboratory and pharmacy services. San José Clinic is a ministry of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, a Texas Medical Center member institution, and a United Way agency. 

Spring Branch Community Health Center – SBCHC has 6 community health centers in the Spring Branch, West Houston, Katy, and Cy-Fair area ready to meet all your healthcare needs. We accept Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare, and all private insurance. We also offer a sliding fee scale based on the patient’s family size and income for those without insurance.

Services/Resources

Mental Health America of Greater Houston (MHA) – Mental Health America of Greater Houston, established in 1954 by philanthropist Ima Hogg, is the area’s longest serving mental health education and advocacy organization focused on shaping the mental health of people and communities in the areas of children and education, integrated health care, chronic illnesses, women, suicide prevention, and veterans. MHA provides a mental health resource brochure. The Guide is a listing of mental health resources in Harris County that are low-cost and/or affordable. As a community service, Mental Health America of Greater Houston offers “The Guide” at no cost to individuals and organizations.  It features resources for Adults, Children/Adolescents and Older Adults/Elderly and is widely used and distributed by schools, hospitals, mental health professionals, and call centers. The Guide is free to the public.