Celebrating Our Roots, Expanding Care for Generations to come.
A New Home for Sinclair Heah 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
Why is Sinclair Health Clinic purchasing a building?
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
Why now?
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
Where is it located?
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.
How will the new building improve patient care?
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
What is the cost of the project?
Building Purchase: $2.2 Million
Renovations and Improvements: $975,000
Project Administration and soft costs: $215,000
Total: $3.39 Million
How are we funding it?
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.
What renovations and improvements are planned?
Clinical renovations
Pharmacy build-out
HVAC replacement
ADA accessibility improvements
IT, security, and infrastructure upgrades
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment
What is the timeline?
Purchase closing: February 2026
Renovation begin: March 2026
Pharmacy completed: June 2026
Clinic opens: Summer 2026
How will ongoing operations be supported?
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
What does Success look like?
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
Foundations for a Healthy Future: Your Gift at Work
Funds a fully equipped exam room or specialty care space, creating a lasting impact where patients experience care and compassion.
$50,000
Pillar of the Future
Supports the finishing touches that make our clinic welcoming, comfortable, and healing for every patient who walks through the door.
$100,000
Visionary Builder
Provides transformative support for major construction projects that allow the clinic to serve more patients.
$250,000+
Legacy Leader
Funds a wing or specialty care area, leaving a permanent legacy that sustains quality care and wellness for decades.
Press Releases
Federal appropriations package includes $490K for free clinic
Sinclair Health Clinic moving to new location
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.
Sinclair Health Clinic staff and board members gather Wednesday morning at the site of the nonprofit's future home at 20 S. Stewart St. in Winchester. Pictured are Medical Director Shyama Rosenfeld, from left, board Vice Chairwoman Lynn Jennings, Executive Director Mercedes Abbet and board Chairwoman Colette Sabbagh. BRIAN BREHM/The Winchester Star
Sinclair Health Clinic is celebrating its 40th anniversary by moving to the former medical office building where its founder once practiced.
On Wednesday morning, representatives from the clinic gathered at their future home at 20 S. Stewart St. in Winchester to hang a wreath on the door and erect a sign that states, "Opening Fall 2026."
"This has been the strategic plan for the clinic for the last two years," said Dr. Mercedes Abbet, executive director of the nonprofit that provides medical, dental, mental health and pharmaceutical services for free or at significantly reduced costs for uninsured individuals, Medicaid patients and economically challenged residents of the Northern Shenandoah Valley. "The patient population has been growing tremendously, exponentially."
While Sinclair Health Clinic has so far been able to meet the growing demand for services at its current location — 301 N. Cameron St. in Winchester, on the Our Health campus that houses several charitable organizations — the existing facility is too small to handle additional clients.
"We had 3,000 patients last year alone," Abbet said. "Capacity was coming up constantly in our conversations with the board. ... We've had a partnership with Our Health for 20 years, no complaints there, but there really is not enough room for us to expand there." Sinclair Health Clinic leases its current 7,200-square-foot space from Our Health, but will own the new 11,000-square-foot location, Abbet said.
The additional space will be a blessing for the clinic's growing pharmacy, which offers discounted prescriptions and can be used by the general public.
"We're going to be building a pharmacy on the first floor," said Dr. Colette Sabbagh, chairwoman of Sinclair Health Clinic's board of directors. "This will give us the capability to stock more meds, to hire another pharmacist, to have a bigger operation."
Additional renovations of 20 S. Stewart St. will also be performed over the coming months, although Sabbagh said the vacant medical office building is "in really good shape."
The two-story brick structure on South Stewart was the former home of Winchester Surgical Clinic, where Dr. Terry Sinclair practiced medicine until health issues forced him to retire in 2015. Sinclair Health Clinic, originally known as the Free Medical Clinic, was founded by Sinclair in 1986.
The nonprofit clinic started out in the basement of First Presbyterian Church in downtown Winchester but moved to the Our Health campus in 2003. It was renamed in Sinclair's honor in 2017, four years before he died on Nov. 26, 2021.
"When I started here in 2001, Dr. Sinclair and I were volunteer doctors," Dr. Shyama Rosenfeld, Sinclair Health Clinic's current medical director, said on Wednesday. "He was a great mentor to me." Sharen Gromling, executive director of Our Health, said she'll miss having Sinclair Health Clinic on campus but understands that the nonprofit needs additional room to continue its mission.
"We don't have more space," Gromling said of Our Health. "We're built out; we're at 100% capacity."
Gromling said Abbet advised her several months ago about the goal of moving to another location, which gave her time to find other nonprofits interested in filling the clinic's space on North Cameron Street.
"That's a huge piece of our campus," Gromling said, "so I've already met with four different nonprofit groups that are considering the space."
She added that Our Health will perform any necessary renovations to the soon-to-be vacated space.
"Some of the partners that I've talked to don't need doctor's office spaces," Gromling said. "They need a general open space for the clients they serve, so I've got to get ramped up for some property remodeling."
Abbet said Sinclair Health Clinic staff and board members spent about a year looking for a suitable new home before signing a purchase contract for 20 S. Stewart St. on Tuesday. The new facility is in an ideal location because it is within walking distance of many of the clinic's patients, and a WinReady bus stop exists in front of the building. For people who drive, there is a parking lot to the side and street parking is free.
To cover the $2.2 million cost of the new building and its associated renovations, and to upgrade its current equipment and technology, the nonprofit has launched a capital campaign, "Foundations for a Healthy Future." According to a media release issued Wednesday, Sinclair Health Clinic has already secured $1.2 million of the money needed, which includes a $710,000 organizational investment and a $490,000 congressional allocation that was awarded to the organization earlier
this month.
No specific date for Sinclair Health Clinic's move to South Stewart Street has been announced, other than it will occur sometime this autumn. Patients and clients are advised to keep using the North Cameron Street facility until told otherwise.
"We're going to shut the doors for one day, maybe two, to move everything [this fall]," Abbet said.
To learn more about Sinclair Health Clinic and its services, visit sinclairhealthclinic.org.
