Foundations for a Healthy Future
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A New Home for Sinclair Health Clinic
We are thrilled to announce the purchase of a new building to become the permanent home of the Sinclair Health Clinic!
Our new facility at 20 S. Stewart Street in Winchester is well located, accessible and designed for future growth. The building also holds special significance as the former practice location of one of our founders, Dr. Terry Sinclair.
By investing in a permanent home, Sinclair Health Clinic is expanding access to care and securing its mission for decades to come. It is not just a building — it is a long-term investment in our community’s health.
Sinclair Health Clinic has already secured $1,190,000 toward the project:
- Organizational Investment toward the down payment, inspections and closing cost = $700,000
- Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS), administered through HRSA (pending final award), for renovation of exam rooms and laboratory = $490,000
A targeted capital campaign will fund critical renovations and build-out while reducing the remaining principal balance. This campaign is focused on donors, businesses, and philanthropic partners, seeking one-time support without affecting the annual operating budget. The remaining need is $2.2 Million.
How can I support the project?
We welcome your support in many ways! Donations can be made by check, credit card, or stock, and we also gladly accept multi-year pledges. Every gift, large or small, brings us closer to our goal. For more information, please visit sinclairhealthclinic.org or call (540) 536-1682.
Capital Building Project FAQs
- To secure a permanent home for Sinclair Health Clinic (formerly The Free Medical Clinic of Northern Shenandoah Valley)
- To ensure long-term stability and protect the clinic from rising rent
- To invest donor dollars in patient care, not lease costs
- To create space to expand services, improve patient flow, and grow with the community
- It is a long-term investment in our community’s health
- Patient demand has doubled since 2020
- In 2025, Sinclair served more than 3,000 patients.
- The clinic is at full capacity and cannot grow in the current space
- Pharmacy demand has surged
- Prescriptions increased 88% in five years
- 38,729 prescriptions filled in 2025
- The new building allows for a larger, modern pharmacy with private consult areas
- A strategic building opportunity became available
- Well-located, accessible, and designed for future growth
- Allows Sinclair to move from leasing to ownership
The new facility is at 20 S. Stewart Street in Winchester, formerly home to the Winchester Surgical Center. The building also holds special significance as the former practice location of one of our founders, Dr. Terry Sinclair. The location is easily accessible and includes ample parking for patients and staff.
- More exam rooms and higher capacity to serve more patients
- Space for pharmacy expansion, counseling rooms, physical therapy, and prenatal care
- Dedicated signage and visibility in the community
- Built-in room for future growth
- Improved parking and patient access
- Ownership instead of rent → build equity and invest more in patient care
- Building Purchase: $2.2 Million
- Renovations and Improvements: $975,000
- Project Administration and soft costs: $215,000
- Total: $3.39 Million
Sinclair Health Clinic has already secured $1,190,000 toward the project:
- Organizational Investment toward the down payment, inspections and closing cost = $700,000
- Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS), administered through HRSA (pending final award), for renovation of exam rooms and laboratory = $490,000
A targeted capital campaign will fund critical renovations and build-out while reducing the remaining principal balance. This campaign is focused on donors, businesses, and philanthropic partners, seeking one-time support without affecting the annual operating budget. The remaining need is $2.2 Million.
- Clinical renovations
- Pharmacy build-out
- HVAC replacement
- ADA accessibility improvements
- IT, security, and infrastructure upgrades
- Furniture, fixtures, and equipment
- Purchase closing: February 2026
- Renovation begin: March 2026
- Pharmacy completed: June 2026
- Clinic opens: Summer 2026
Through a balanced funding model that includes:
- State funding distributed by the Virginia Association of Free and Charitable Clinics
- Support from Valley Health
- Medicaid reimbursements
- Patient service revenue
- Foundation grants
- Individual donors
This project will position Sinclair Health Clinic to:
- Serve more patients
- Support growing pharmacy demand for our patients and community members
- Shorten wait times
- Provide better privacy and patient experience
- Secure a stable, sustainable home for the clinic’s future
Press Release
Federal appropriations package includes $490K for free clinic
By BRIAN BREHM The Winchester Star
Feb 5, 2026
WINCHESTER — Virginia's two United States senators, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, have announced that the $1.2 trillion federal funding package approved this week in Washington, D.C., included $490,000 for the Sinclair Health Clinic in Winchester.
"We're glad to have secured this funding in the recent government funding legislation for the Dr. Terry Sinclair Health Clinic in Winchester to renovate its exam rooms and expand its lab capacity," the two Democratic senators said in a joint statement shared Wednesday evening with The Winchester Star. "We look forward to seeing how this will benefit Virginians visiting the clinic."
According to a media release from the senators' offices, members of Congress are able to work with the communities they represent to request funding for local projects during the federal appropriations process. This allowed Warner and Kaine to dedicate more than $93 million in federal support for 78 projects in Virginia.
The Sinclair Health Clinic funding, which was the only appropriation for an agency in the Northern Shenandoah Valley, was allocated as part of a congressional spending package that ended a partial shutdown of the federal government that began on Saturday. The legislation includes fiscal year 2026 funding for U.S. defense, security, health, education, transportation and housing programs.
"This bill is far from perfect," Warner said in the release, "but we were able to make headway on important national priorities including supporting Ukraine, lowering health care and prescription drug costs, boosting medical research and funding public housing."
Kaine said in the release that he was "thrilled that it (the spending package) includes over $93 million in federal funding [for Virginia] that Senator Warner and I secured to expand access to health care, make critical infrastructure improvements and more. I look forward to getting on the road to celebrate these investments in our communities."
Sinclair Health Clinic, located at 301 N. Cameron St. in Winchester, is a nonprofit organization that provides free and reduced-cost medical, dental and pharmaceutical services for people who are uninsured or have Medicaid. For more information, visit sinclairhealthclinic.org.
— Contact Brian Brehm at bbrehm@winchesterstar.com
Brian Brehm
Reporter
