Quick answers
- What is CHCA Merced?
- CHCA Merced is a community health center in Merced, California, run by Community Health Centers of America, according to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
- Does CHCA Merced offer a sliding fee or serve people without insurance?
- It is listed by HRSA as a site of a health center in the federal Health Center Program (as a Look-Alike). These health centers must offer a sliding fee discount based on income and serve patients regardless of their ability to pay. Call to ask what papers to bring.
- Where is CHCA Merced?
- 850 W Olive Ave, Merced, CA 95348, in Merced County, California.
- What is the phone number of CHCA Merced?
- (209) 761-0134, as listed by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Call to confirm hours before you go.
Cost and insurance
HRSA lists this place as a site of a health center in the federal Health Center Program. Under the program’s rules, the health center must:
- offer a sliding fee discount: what you pay depends on your income and family size;
- serve patients whether or not they have insurance and regardless of their ability to pay.
Ask the health center which services and fees the discount covers at this site. Sources
What to ask when you call
- Are you taking new patients, and how soon can I be seen?
- Do you accept my insurance, Medicare or Medicaid?
- How does the sliding fee discount work, and what papers should I bring (for example proof of income)?
- What services do you offer here (for example dental, mental health, vaccines, lab tests)?
- What are your hours, and do you have interpreters or staff who speak my language?
A general checklist, not medical advice. For questions about your health or your medicines, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Other community health centers nearby
By straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- CHCA Merced Alternative Medicine Health Center0.7 mi · Merced, CA · Community health center
- Merced East Campus Center1.5 mi · Merced, CA · Community health center
- GVHC - Merced Northview1.6 mi · Merced, CA · Community health center
- GVHC - Merced Suites2.1 mi · Merced, CA · Community health center
- Central Valley PACE - Merced2.2 mi · Merced, CA · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care nearby
- Family Care Clinic6.1 mi · Merced, CA · Rural health clinic
- Castle Family Health Centers Inc9.5 mi · Atwater, CA · Urgent care center
- Chowchilla Family Clinic19 mi · Chowchilla, CA · Rural health clinic
Pharmacies nearby
- Costco Wholesale Corporation4.5 mi · Merced, CA · Community/retail pharmacy
- El Portal Pharmacy4.5 mi · Merced, CA · Community/retail pharmacy
- Golden Valley Health Centers4.5 mi · Merced, CA · Community/retail pharmacy
Nearest emergency rooms
Hospitals that list emergency services in Medicare data, by straight-line distance.
- Mercy Medical Center1.8 mi · Merced, CA
- Emanuel Medical Center24 mi · Turlock, CA
- Memorial Hospital Los Banos27 mi · Los Banos, CA
More in Merced
All community health centers in Merced (9) · Community health centers in Merced County · Community health centers in California · Hospitals in Merced County · Find the closest emergency room to where you are →
Details from the official record
| Type | Community health center |
|---|---|
| Program | FQHC Look-Alike (meets the same HRSA requirements, without HRSA grant funding) |
| Health center organization | Community Health Centers of America |
| Address | 850 W Olive Ave, Merced, CA 95348 |
| County | Merced County |
| State | California |
| Phone | (209) 761‑0134 |
| Location setting | Clinic |
| Hours open per week | 40 |
| Schedule | Unknown |
| HRSA site number | BPS-LAL-038227 |
| Medicare number (CCN) | AO1898 |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), retrieved 2026-11-13
- What is a health center? — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Health Center Program Compliance Manual, Chapter 9: Sliding Fee Discount Program — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)