Free & Low-Cost Women's Health Clinics in Oakland, CA
If you are uninsured or underinsured in Oakland, you can still get women's health care. The clinics listed below offer free or sliding-scale services — meaning what you pay is based on your income, not a fixed price. This page covers how that pricing actually works, what to bring to your first appointment, and a verified list of clinics in Oakland, California that provide women's health services.
How free and low-cost care works
A "sliding-scale fee" means the clinic adjusts what you pay based on your household income and family size. If you make very little, many visits and basic services are free. If you earn more, you might pay $20–$60 for a visit instead of the $200–$400 a private clinic would charge. You will be asked to fill out a short form so the clinic can place you on the right tier.
The phrase "free clinic" can be misleading. Most "free" clinics are actually sliding-scale clinics — completely free for the lowest income tier, and very low cost for everyone else. A handful of clinics, usually volunteer-run, are truly free for all patients regardless of income. Both kinds are listed here.
To get the lowest fee, bring three things to your first visit: a photo ID (any government-issued ID), proof of income (a recent pay stub, an unemployment award letter, or a clinic-provided self-attestation form if you are paid in cash), and proof of address (a utility bill or any piece of mail). If you do not have these, most clinics will still see you — they just may charge you their standard sliding-scale rate until you can verify income.
Women's Health clinics in Oakland, CA
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Alameda Health System - Eastmont Wellness Center
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Specialists
- Podiatry
- Pediatric
- OB/GYN
- Medical
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Family Planning
- Dental
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing
- HIV/AIDS Testing
- Lab
- Geriatric
- HIV/AIDS Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Treatment
- Adults
- Immunizations
- Primary Care
- Vision
- Telemedicine
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Screening
- Mammograms
- Pharmacy
- Languages spoken
- English, Others by Translation Service
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale of fees based on income
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Saturday
- Service area
- Alameda County
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Alameda Health System - Highland Wellness
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Specialists
- Podiatry
- Pediatric
- OB/GYN
- Medical
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Family Planning
- Dental
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing
- HIV/AIDS Testing
- Lab
- Geriatric
- HIV/AIDS Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Treatment
- Adults
- Immunizations
- Primary Care
- Vision
- Telemedicine
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Screening
- Mammograms
- Languages spoken
- English, Others by Translation Service
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale of fees based on income
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Saturday
- Service area
- Alameda County
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Asian Health Services - Rolland & Kathryn Lowe Medical Center
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Pediatric
- OB/GYN
- Counseling/Mental Health
- Medical
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Urgent Care
- Geriatric
- Adults
- Immunizations
- Diabetes - Treatment/Management
- Blood Pressure Screening
- Diabetes Screening
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Primary Care
- HIV/AIDS Testing
- HIV/AIDS Treatment
- Cholesterol Screening/Lipid Panel Test
- Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Specialists
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Screening
- Hepatitis C Testing
- Telemedicine
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Prostate Cancer Screening
- Hearing
- Vision
- Social Services
- Languages spoken
- Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Toisanese
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale of fees based on income
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Friday
- Service area
- Bay Area
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Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic
- Services offered
- Specialists
- Social Services
- Medical
- Transportation
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Women's Health
- Telemedicine
- Languages spoken
- English, Spanish, Others by Translation Service, Mandarin, Cantonese
- Fee structure
- Free or low cost
- Income eligibility
- At or below 200% federal poverty level
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Friday
- Service area
- Oakland Area Women with cancer
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La Clinica - Clinica Alta Vista
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Specialists
- Primary Care
- Pediatric
- OB/GYN
- Counseling/Mental Health
- Medical
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Family Planning
- Urgent Care
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing
- HIV/AIDS Testing
- Lab
- Pregnancy
- Immunizations
- Hepatitis C Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Treatment
- Diabetes - Treatment/Management
- Languages spoken
- English, Spanish
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale available
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Friday
- Service area
- Alameda County
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La Clinica - Fremont Wellness Center - Tiger Health Clinic
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Pharmacy
- Pediatric
- Medical
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Family Planning
- Urgent Care
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing
- HIV/AIDS Testing
- Lab
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Treatment
- Immunizations
- Hepatitis C Testing
- Primary Care
- Blood Pressure Screening
- Cholesterol Screening/Lipid Panel Test
- Diabetes - Treatment/Management
- Visitor restrictions in place
- Counseling/Mental Health
- Languages spoken
- English, Spanish
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale available
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Friday
- Service area
- Fremont High School and recent graduates up to age 21
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La Clinica - San Antonio Neighborhood Health Center
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Men's Health
- Social Services
- Primary Care
- Podiatry
- Pharmacy
- Pediatric
- OB/GYN
- Counseling/Mental Health
- Medical
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Family Planning
- Urgent Care
- HIV/AIDS Testing
- Lab
- WIC
- Immunizations
- Blood Pressure Screening
- Diabetes - Treatment/Management
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Treatment
- Pregnancy
- Adults
- Visitor restrictions in place
- Languages spoken
- Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Portuguese, Arabic, Vietnamese, English, Filipino
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale available
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Saturday
- Service area
- Alameda County
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La Clinica Fruitvale Village
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Specialists
- Primary Care
- Pharmacy
- OB/GYN
- Counseling/Mental Health
- Medical
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Family Planning
- Urgent Care
- Dental
- HIV/AIDS Testing
- Lab
- Pregnancy
- Immunizations
- Adults
- Pediatric
- X-Ray
- HIV/AIDS Treatment
- Languages spoken
- Chinese, English, Spanish
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale available
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Call for hours
- Service area
- Alameda County
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LifeLong Howard Daniel Health Center
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Social Services
- Primary Care
- Pediatric
- Counseling/Mental Health
- Medical
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Adults
- Telemedicine
- COVID-19 Vaccination
- Blood Pressure Screening
- Immunizations
- Languages spoken
- EnglishSpanish
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale available
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Friday
- Service area
- Bay Area
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Order of Malta Oakland Free Clinic
- Services offered
- Medical
- Primary Care
- Adults
- Women's Health
- Pediatric
- Immunizations
- Lab
- Telemedicine
- Languages spoken
- Chinese, English, Spanish, Tagalog
- Fee structure
- Free/No fee
- Income eligibility
- Low/No Income
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured
- Hours
- Monday - Friday
- Service area
- Oakland
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Planned Parenthood - East Oakland/Coliseum Health Center
- Services offered
- Family Planning
- Pregnancy
- Men's Health
- Women's Health
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Treatment
- Immunizations
- Telemedicine
- HIV/AIDS/STD Counseling
- Visitor restrictions in place
- HIV/AIDS Testing
- LGBTQ Community - Healthcare
- Languages spoken
- Spanish, English, Others by Translation Service
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale. No one turned away due to inability to pay
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Call for insurance guidelines
- Hours
- Monday - Saturday
- Service area
- Oakland
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Roots Community Health Center - Main Clinic
- Services offered
- Primary Care
- Medical
- Women's Health
- Men's Health
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Counseling/Mental Health
- Hepatitis C Testing
- HIV/AIDS Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing
- Blood Pressure Screening
- Cholesterol Screening/Lipid Panel Test
- Diabetes - Treatment/Management
- Immunizations
- Lab
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Social Services
- Walk-ins Accepted
- Pregnancy
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Screening
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Screening
- Languages spoken
- English
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale of fees based on income
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Friday
- Service area
- Oakland, Adults 18+
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VA San Fransisco Health Care - Oakland VA Clinic
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Vision
- Specialists
- Podiatry
- Pharmacy
- OB/GYN
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Urgent Care
- Lab
- X-Ray
- Medical
- Social Services
- Languages spoken
- English
- Fee structure
- Financial assistance available
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Friday
- Service area
- Oakland, for veterans only
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West Oakland Health - East Oakland Health Center
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Vision
- Specialists
- Social Services
- Primary Care
- Pharmacy
- Pediatric
- Medical
- Family Planning
- Dental
- Lab
- WIC
- Pregnancy
- Adults
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Telemedicine
- OB/GYN
- Counseling/Mental Health
- Languages spoken
- English
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale available
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Friday
- Service area
- East Oakland Area
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West Oakland Health - West Oakland Health Center
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Vision
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Specialists
- Social Services
- Pharmacy
- Pediatric
- OB/GYN
- Counseling/Mental Health
- Medical
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Family Planning
- Dental
- Lab
- WIC
- Adults
- Telemedicine
- Pregnancy
- Languages spoken
- English
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale available
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Friday
- Service area
- Oakland Area, call for methadone hours
Frequently asked questions
- Can I get a Pap smear if I don't have insurance?
- Yes. Most community health centers and Planned Parenthood locations offer Pap smears on a sliding-scale basis, where the cost is determined by your household income. Many patients also qualify for free cervical cancer screening through their state's Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
- Do I need to be a US citizen to be seen at a free or low-cost clinic?
- No. Federally Qualified Health Centers and most community clinics serve patients regardless of immigration status. You will not be asked about citizenship in order to receive care, and most clinics do not require a Social Security number.
- What documents should I bring to my first appointment?
- Most clinics ask for a photo ID (any government-issued ID is fine), proof of income for the most recent month (a pay stub, an unemployment letter, or a self-attestation form the clinic provides), and proof of address (a utility bill or piece of mail). If you have any insurance card, bring that too.
- Is birth control actually free at these clinics?
- Often, yes. Birth control — including IUDs and implants — is fully covered by Medicaid in every state, and most low-cost clinics provide it free or near-free to uninsured patients who qualify under the sliding fee scale.