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Here are more free and low cost medical clinics in the area.
After nearly 12 years, the free Seattle/King County Clinic at Seattle Center will cease to provide services to the community.
The final clinic will be held April 29 through May 2, 2027, at Seattle Center, according to a statement from the Seattle Center Foundation, which runs the clinic. The decision to stop the clinic was difficult, the statement said, but services and equipment essential to the clinic’s operation will no longer be available. Other factors in the decision include staffing changes and rising costs at a time when funding is lower.
“When we started the clinic, we made a foundational commitment to our patients, volunteers and partners that we would never compromise on the quality of services provided or the standards required to deliver them responsibly,” the statement said. “As the complexities and resources necessary to produce a project of this scale continue to change, we recognize that we won’t be able to honor that commitment beyond the 2027 clinic.”
The pop-ups occur a few times a year and serve approximately 3,000 community members annually, according to the statement.
The Foundation said that the clinic, developed in 2014, was always supposed to be a short-term project and not a “viable permanent solution.”
At the spring clinic, staff will focus on connecting patients to community resources. Afterward, clinic assets and relationships will be handed over to permanent healthcare entities.
The Seattle Center Foundation is a nonprofit that raises funding for Seattle Center and supports community programming. Though the clinic is shutting down, the Foundation says it wants to continuing engaging with community partners to find ways to “best capitalize on our campus, experience and expertise.”
More free or low-cost medical clinics
- Lahai Health, King and Snohomish Counties, lahai.org
- MAPS-MCRC Community Health Clinic, Redmond, mapsredmond.org/mcrc-health-clinic
- CarePoint Clinic, Fall City, carepointonline.org
- Rota Care Free Medical Clinic in Hopelink, Bellevue, mapsredmond.org/rota-care-free-medical-clinic-in-hopelink-bellevue
- Pierce County Project Access, Pierce County, pcprojectaccess.org
To find more clinics, visit the Washington Healthcare Access Alliance at wahealthcareaccessalliance.org.
