Free clinics and community health centers in Hamilton county.

Hamilton Medical and Dental Clinics:

• 3rd Street Health Center

  • Location: Chattanooga, TN - 37403
  • Contact Phone: (423) 209-8350
  • Details: The 3rd Street campus is our primary health center in the heart of Chattanooga. Built in 1960 and expanded in the 1980's, the health center is located next to Erlanger Hospital with whom it shares a parking garage. Just to the southeast is the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
• Birchwood Health Center

  • Location: Birchwood, TN - 37308
  • Contact Phone: (423) 209-5540
  • Details: Our Birchwood Health Center serves the north end of Hamilton County including the Georgetown area, however, you do not have to live in these areas to receive services at this clinic. The Center is located at 5625 Highway 60, Birchwood TN, 37308, next to the old Birchwood Elementary School. Birchwood is the heart of activity every January for the Sand Hill Crane migration.
• Cempa Community Care - Chattanooga Primary Care Center

  • Location: Chattanooga, TN - 37403
  • Contact Phone: (423) 265-2273
  • Details: Cempa Community Care is a community health center providing treatment prevention, and support services to those impacted with health disparities with a focus in primary and infectious disease care.
• Chattanooga State Dental Hygiene Clinic

  • Location: Chattanooga, TN - 37406
  • Contact Phone: (423) 697-4488
  • Details: The Clinic is a learning facility for dental hygiene students and dental assisting students at Chattanooga State Community College. Chattanooga State’s Dental Clinic is a hygiene clinic only; we only do cleanings and x-rays. All of our appointments last approximately three (3) hours. You will not be worked on the whole time, but you will be here about that long. It may take more than one appointment to complete your treatment.
• Cherokee Health Systems - Chattanooga

  • Location: Chattanooga, TN - 37411
  • Contact Phone: (423) 266-4588
  • Details: Cherokee Health Systems is committed to ensuring every Tennessean has access to effective, high-quality care. We don’t think anything should stop someone from getting the care they need, and that’s why we make our services available to anyone who needs them. We offer a wide array of comprehensive health services, including primary care, behavioral health, dental, and pharmacy. All of our services are available to children, adults, and seniors who have coverage through private insurance plans, coverage through state programs like TennCare or CoverKids, and those who have no insurance coverage. We proudly offer sliding-fee scales to those who meet certain household size and income guidelines.
• Dental And Tb Clinic

  • Location: Chattanooga, TN - 37403
  • Contact Phone: (423) 209-8100
  • Details: The mission statement of the Health Services Division is “To Do All We Can to Assure A Healthy Community”. Our slogan is “Working Toward A Healthy Community”. The core function of this division is: prevention, education, assessment, service delivery, policy development, outreach protection, promotion, surveillance and regulation assuring compliance. Services offered through the Hamilton County Health Department include traditional preventive health services such as immunizations, maternal-child health care and communicable disease control, to specific assistance programs such as WIC (supplemental food program), primary care for children and adults, as well as dental services. There are also home visiting programs staffed by a diverse group of nurses, social workers, social counselors, case managers, health educators, lay-outreach workers, and support staff. We serve the citizens of Hamilton County, from newborns to the very oldest. Bilingual staff are available to assist the Hispanic/Latino population.
• Dr. William Roy Mercy Dental Clinic

  • Location: Chattanooga, TN - 37406
  • Contact Phone: (423) 698-3178
  • Details: The dental clinic provides affordable full-service dental care and informational resources to our neighbors within the community. Dental clinics are held weekly to address the oral health needs of our neighbors in the community. Local area dentists and oral surgeons volunteer their time and skills to provide on-site care and treatment for our neighbors. Participants in the Invest Hope program are provided priority access to the clinic’s services. Additionally, aspiring students in the dental health field are provided opportunities for training and internships through the clinic. Oral Health Seminars are held quarterly to provide our neighbors in the community important and practical information on emergency and routine preventive dental care.
• Erlanger Community Health Centers - Dodson Avenue

  • Location: Chattanooga, TN - 37406
  • Contact Phone: (423) 778-2800
  • Details: Mission Statement: We compassionately care for people.
• Erlanger Community Health Centers - Premier Health

  • Location: Chattanooga, TN - 37404
  • Contact Phone: (423) 648-7770
  • Details: Mission Statement: We compassionately care for people.
• Erlanger Community Health Centers - Southside

  • Location: Chattanooga, TN - 37410
  • Contact Phone: (423) 778-2700
  • Details: Mission Statement: We compassionately care for people.
• Homeless Health Care Center

  • Location: Chattanooga, TN - 37403
  • Contact Phone: (423) 209-5800
  • Details: One of the unique services we offer is the Homeless Health Care Center, located across the street from the Community Kitchen at 730 E. 11th St., in downtown Chattanooga. The clinic provides Hamilton County’s homeless population with diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses, routine physical exams, issuance of medications, mental health and substance abuse evaluation and treatment, assistance with entitlement programs and housing placement, and transportation to and from the clinic. Each year approximately 10,000 visits are made to this clinic. Our Vision is: Self-sufficient, housed, healthy people. Our Mission is: To ensure access to quality, comprehensive health care and social services for homeless people in our community without discrimination. We are a federally funded health care for the homeless program. We first opened in 1988 and in 1994 moved to our present location. We have formal arrangements in place to secure services for some of our patients through Johnson Mental Health Center, Erlanger Medical Center, CADAS, Southside/ Dodson Avenue Health Centers and Memorial Hospital. In 1998 we were accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations and in 2001 our substance abuse recovery program was accredited by the behavioral health section of JCAHO.
• Ooltewah Health Center

  • Location: Ooltewah, TN - 37363
  • Contact Phone: (423) 209-5440
  • Details: Our Ooltewah Health Center is a modern facility located in the heart of Ooltewah near the historic James County courthouse. This conveniently serves the surrounding areas of Collegedale, Apison, Snow Hill, East Brainerd, and Harrison, however, one does not need to live in those areas to utilize our Ooltewah center. Parking is free.
• Sequoyah Health Center

  • Location: Soddy Daisy, TN - 37379
  • Contact Phone: (423) 209-5490
  • Details: Our Sequoyah Health Center is conveniently located on the west side of the Tennessee River near Soddy-Daisy, TN. Other nearby communities include Lakesite, Falling Water, and Middle Valley. This modern and comfortable center offers most of the services found at the main Health Department campus. You'll find a professional and compassionate staff waiting to meet your needs. Parking is free.
• T.c. Thompson Childrens Hospital

  • Location: Chattanooga, TN - 37403
  • Contact Phone: (423) 778-6011
  • Details: We’re the region’s only hospital staffed with pediatric subspecialists, who, along with highly-trained pediatric surgeons, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and child life professionals, have devoted their careers to working with children. We know that providing the best in children's health care takes more than special equipment or training – it takes viewing the world from the unique perspective of children and understanding what they need. Creating this special environment of healing for all children, regardless of their ability to pay, is the daily and ultimate goal of everyone at Children's Hospital at Erlanger. No other facility in the region can say they do the same.
• Volunteers In Medicine Chattanooga, Inc.

  • Location: Chattanooga, TN - 37411
  • Contact Phone: (423) 855-8220
  • Details: Volunteers in Medicine, Chattanooga, Inc. (VIM Chattanooga) is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) primary care clinic. Volunteer physicians and nurses provide free medical services to financially eligible adults who are uninsured. The mission of the VIM Chattanooga Clinic is to understand and serve the health and wellness needs of the medically underserved in our community by providing quality, compassionate and personalized care in a faith-based caring environment. Our patients are why we exist. And every person we serve, be you a patient or a volunteer, is worth the care we give.