Address
521 W Seneca Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone
(607) 330-1254
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Our phones are staffed from 3-7PM Mon-Thursday and during clinic hours as volunteer coverage allows. We regularly check voicemails and email.
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Our Story
Providing 100% free healthcare to Tompkins county and beyond since 2006
The Ithaca Free Clinic (IFC) operates inside the not-for-profit organization known as the Ithaca Health Alliance (founded 1997). The IFC is known to many as one of the first (some will say the first) free clinics in the U.S. to operate on a model of integrative health, where conventional medicine and complementary methods work together to maximize patient benefit. Volunteers are the backbone of our clinic, as they are responsible for delivering 100% of our medical and complementary services. Services are available to any individual without sufficient health coverage to access the care they need. We are a safe space for all, and have never required proof of residency, needs testing, or strict ID requirements. Through the support of Tompkins County United Way, our Board of Directors, and the generous donations of money, supplies, and time from the residents of our community, the Ithaca Free Clinic has been able to save and improve lives for the last 16 years.
Thank you.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide access to health care based on need, not on ability to pay, where the talent and generosity of our health care community come together through mainstream medicine, complementary alternative medicine and social advocacy to establish health care as a human right and not a privilege.
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We believe that healthcare is a human right.
Our Care Model
Our practice uses an Integrative Health Care model. Integrative health care mixes "conventional" medical methods (what we might expect from a traditional doctor's office) with complementary methods in a coordinated manner. The complementary services that we offer are diverse and can change as we gain/lose volunteers. Use the button below to learn more about Integrative Health directly from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) website.