West Hawaii Community Health Center
Healthcare · Hawaii · Paid
Affordable healthcare for West Hawaii communities from the Hualalai Road campus in Kailua-Kona, including primary care, dental, and behavioral health with sliding-fee options for uninsured fathers. Call weekdays to enroll as a new patient. Bring photo ID, insurance or Medicaid card, and proof of income when asking about sliding-fee eligibility. Additional clinic sites serve outlying towns throughout West Hawaii.
About Healthcare for Fathers
Healthcare for fathers without insurance is accessible through Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs — also called community health centers), free clinics, hospital financial assistance programs, and Medicaid. FQHCs exist in every state and charge on a sliding scale; they provide primary care, dental, behavioral health, and prescription services. The HRSA health center locator lists all FQHCs. Free clinics (typically run by volunteer medical professionals) operate in most major cities. Medicaid eligibility expanded to adults without dependent children in states that adopted Medicaid expansion under the ACA — eligibility is generally up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level. For uninsured emergencies, every hospital must stabilize regardless of ability to pay under EMTALA, and all nonprofit hospitals are required to offer financial assistance for qualifying patients. This directory includes FQHCs, free clinics, state Medicaid offices, and state ACA marketplaces.