Free and Low-Cost Medical and Dental Care in Tuscaloosa County, AL

Alabama Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (AAFCC)

Statewide network of free and charitable clinics; call for the nearest member clinic.

Who

Uninsured/underinsured Alabamians

Where

5741 Carmichael Parkway, Montgomery 36117

Good to know

Referral line. Members include Medical Outreach Ministries, Community Free Clinic of Decatur-Morgan County and others.

Alabama Department of Public Health - County Health Departments

Every county has a health department offering immunizations, family planning, STD testing, WIC and some primary care.

Who

Any resident; many services free or sliding fee

Good to know

Family planning and some clinical services use a sliding fee scale based on income. Find your county office on the ADPH site.

Alabama Primary Health Care Association - Find a Health Center

Statewide association of Alabama's community health centers (FQHCs); HRSA locator finds the nearest sliding-fee clinic by ZIP.

Who

Anyone; sliding fee for low-income uninsured

Email

info@alphca.com

Good to know

Toll-free (888) 322-7068. HRSA locator: https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/

Good Samaritan Clinic (Northport)

Free medical and dental clinic.

Who

Uninsured low-income adults

Where

3800 Watermelon Road, Northport 35473

Good to know

Free clinic listed by ADPH Pharmacy Division (Feb 2026).

UAB School of Dentistry - Comprehensive Care (student) Clinic

Reduced-fee dental care by supervised dental students; call to schedule a screening appointment.

Who

Anyone; lower fees, longer treatment times

Good to know

Low-cost dental (not free). Fees set in treatment plan after exam.

Whatley Health Services - Maude L. Whatley Health Center (Main)

Whatley Health Services

Family, internal, pediatric and women's medicine, prenatal, HIV care, mental health, pharmacy, WIC, prescription assistance; Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Sat 8am-3pm.

Who

Anyone; uninsured/underinsured get sliding-fee discount

Where

2731 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tuscaloosa 35401

Good to know

FQHC: sliding-fee discounts up to 100% for eligible patients based on income and family size. Low-cost dental.

Whatley Health Services - Theodore Hendrix Dental Center

Whatley Health Services

Dental care; Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 8am-noon by appointment.

Who

Anyone; uninsured/underinsured get sliding-fee discount

Where

2731 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tuscaloosa 35401

Good to know

FQHC: sliding-fee discounts up to 100% for eligible patients based on income and family size. Low-cost dental.

Whatley Health Services Mobile Health Unit

Whatley Health Services

Mobile primary care unit traveling in West Alabama; schedule varies.

Who

Anyone; uninsured/underinsured get sliding-fee discount

Good to know

FQHC: sliding-fee discounts up to 100% for eligible patients based on income and family size.

Amputee Coalition: National Limb Loss Resource Center

Amputee Coalition

Free help for people with limb loss: what a prosthesis should cost, insurance appeals, a healthcare navigator, trained peer visitors and local support groups.

Who

Anyone with limb loss or limb difference, and their families

Good to know

Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern.

Shriners Children's

Free pediatric prosthetics and orthotics

Specialty orthopedic care for kids, including custom prosthetic limbs, braces and wheelchair seating, regardless of the family's ability to pay.

Who

Children from birth to 18

Good to know

No doctor referral needed. Alabama families are usually seen at Shriners Children's Shreveport, Greenville or Lexington; local Shrine clubs often help with travel.

United Way 2-1-1

Free, 24/7 referral line. Finds the smaller church and community funds near their address that open up week to week. Also 1-888-421-1266, or text a ZIP code to 898-211.

Who

Anyone