About The CARE Clinic
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The CARE Clinic is a free health clinic for low-income, uninsured adult residents of Cumberland County, NC. Our services include basic medical care, dental extractions, chiropractic care, clinic ordered lab or radiological tests, and medications ordered during clinic visits. Clinics are staffed primarily by volunteers.
Appointments are required. We do not take walk-in patients. To make an appointment, call 485-0555.
All appointments are made by PHONE only. Medical appointments may be made Monday – Thursday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Dental appointments are made on Fridays from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon for the following week.
To cancel an appointment, you must call by 8:00 AM the day of the appointment and leave a message on our answering machine, in order not to be penalized.
Clinics are primarily staffed by volunteers. Medical clinics are every Tuesday and Thursday and the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Dental clinics are every Tuesday and 2nd & 4th Wednesday. All appointments are made on a space-available basis.
Since this is a sliding fee scale clinic, we have provided the Federal Poverty Guidelines below. Visit the The CARE Clinic website listed above to see what the level is needed for free care.
Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2021
| Persons In Family Household |
Poverty Guideline Salary per year |
| 1 | $12,760 |
| 2 | $17,240 |
| 3 | $21,720 |
| 4 | $26,200 |
| 5 | $30,680 |
| 6 | $35,160 |
| 7 | $39,640 |
| 8 | $44,120 |
For Households with more than 8 persons, add $4,480 for each additional person.
*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get reduced or free services from some clinics, they use a sliding fee scale based on your income.
When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.
COVID-19 Information for Patients
Contact your healthcare provider by phone before coming to a clinic or hospital if you meet the following criteria:
- Symptoms such as fever, cough or shortness of breath, fatigue, headache
- Symptoms such as muscle or body aches, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose.
- Contact with someone with confirmed COVID-19 within 14 days of onset of systems
Mild Covid Symptoms
- Low-grade fever (approx 100 degrees Fahrenheit for adults)
- Nasal congestion
- Runny nose
- Mild, dry cough
- Mild body aches
Moderate Covid Symptoms
- Fever above 100.4 F
- Persistent cough
- Temporary shortness of breath when you exert yourself
- Exhaustion, need to stay in bed
Severe Covid Symptoms
- Constant trouble breathing
- Persistent chest pain or pressure
- Confusion
- Trouble staying awake
- Blue lips or face
