Samaritan Health Center: Durham, NC

A free clinic serving the uninsured in Durham, NC. 

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Patients

Welcome to Samaritan Health Center! We trust that we can be of service to you. We are accepting appointments from all uninsured Durham County residents. 

Please feel free to request an appointment online, and someone will be back with you shortly. 

Please note that we are currently unable to accept new dental patients due to the number of patients awaiting appointments.  Please feel free to check back in the future.

Patient Requirements  Choose 1 proof 
1) Currently living in Durham County 
  • A state issued photo ID with address
  • A utility bill (such as water, electricity, etc)
  • A lease or rental contract
  • A letter from the person with whom you live verifying your Durham County address
2) Earning under 200% of the Federal Poverty Level  (Current Federal Poverty Guidelines can be found online.)
  • Pay stub
  • 1040 (tax return form)
  • W2 (employer-filed wage & tax statement)
  • Letter from employer verifying income
3) Uninsured and not eligible for government assisted health care programs (such as Medicaid and Medicare)
  • Patients may be required to sign a form verifying they do not have insurance.

Appointments

If you cannot keep your appointment, you must call (919) 688-9641 x 5060 to reschedule.

First appointment – If you do not cancel in advance and do not show up for your first appointment, you will be ineligible to be a patient at Samaritan Health Center.

After completing your first appointment, if you fail to keep or cancel any future appointment at Samaritan Health Center you will receive a warning letter. If you fail to keep or cancel a second time, you will no longer be an established patient.

At your first appointment, you will be asked to complete forms on your health history.  Please bring with you any medications you are currently taking and documents from any recent hospital visits. 

Clinic Policies

Samaritan Health Center strives to provide excellent health care in a professional environment. The following guidelines were established to make everyone’s visit to Samaritan efficient and comfortable.

• Please be early for all scheduled appointments to fill out necessary paperwork.

• No cell phone usage.

• No smoking.

• Please keep children quietly occupied.

• Patients who do not speak English are strongly encouraged to bring an interpreter who is at least 18 years of age.