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Our History
Neighborhood Health assumes the operations of the Arlington Pediatric Center, a clinic that serves over 4,000 children.
Neighborhood Health assumes operations of two Fairfax County dental clinics – one at the South County Center on Route 1 in Alexandria and the other at the Joseph Willard Health Center in Fairfax.
Neighborhood Health opens new medical and dental clinics in the City of Alexandria’s Del Pepper Community Resource Center co-located with the Alexandria Department of Health and the Department of Community and Human Services
Neighborhood Health is reaccredited by the Joint Commission under its Ambulatory Care Standards and as a Patient Centered Medical Home.
In January, Neighborhood Health opened a new medical clinic in the Annandale part of Fairfax County.
President Joe Biden visited one of Neighborhood Health’s Covid-19 vaccination sites located in in the Virginia Theological Seminary’s Immanuel Chapel. President Biden toured the clinic and spoke with staff, patients as well as members of the faith community that have partnered with Neighborhood Health in its efforts to increase equity in the vaccine rollout.
In September 2021, Neighborhood Health began a partnership with local resettlement organizations to facilitate the entry of newly arrived Afghan families into primary care.
Neighborhood Health stands up community-based Covid-19 vaccine clinics to ensure equitable access for under-resourced communities. Over 150 community and faith-based organizations partner with Neighborhood Health to provide referrals.
Neighborhood Health begins to provide mobile, on-site vaccine clinics with community-based organizations and faith partners.
Neighborhood Health is accredited by the Joint Commission under its Ambulatory Care Standards and as a Patient Centered Medical Home.
In partnership with Fairfax County Health and Human Services including the Health Department and the Community Services Board, Neighborhood Health opens clinics providing primary medical care and behavioral health in the Merrifield Center and the South County Center.
In November 2019, Neighborhood Health transitioned Alexandria Health Department’s prenatal program into our scope of services. Integrated prenatal medical, behavioral health, and dental care are now available at Neighborhood Health for low-income and uninsured Alexandria residents.
Neighborhood Health opens a pediatric practice at Sherwood Hall Lane in Alexandria and expands services at several sites.
Neighborhood Health adopts a new strategic plan including the mission statement: “To improve health and advance health equity in Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax by providing access to high quality primary care regardless of ability to pay.”
Neighborhood Health celebrates 20 years of service by recognizing its community partners at its 20th Anniversary Gala.
Neighborhood Health renovates 6677 Richmond Highway, helping to expand services and providing medical, dental, and behavioral health services at the same site.
In partnership with Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS), ANHSI begins providing dental services to children on a mobile van at Patrick Henry Elementary School, John Adams Elementary School, and William Ramsey Elementary School. The students choose the name Wellness on Wheels (WOW) Bus. The WOW Bus and its associated portable dental program would later expand to nine schools in Alexandria.
ANHSI opens a new clinic at 6677 Richmond Highway in South Fairfax County. This organization’s administrative offices would later move to this address.
The organization’s name is changed to Neighborhood Health.
Neighborhood Health receives a National Quality Leader award from HRSA. This award is given to only 50 health centers, out of more than 1,400 health centers nationally, for exceeding national benchmarks for chronic disease and preventive care. In subsequent years, Neighborhood Health continues to receive quality awards from HRSA including the Health Center Quality Leader.
In partnership with the Alexandria Health Department, Neighborhood Health expands access to dental care at the King Street Dental Clinic.
ANHSI begins a partnership with the Fairfax County-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) to provide onsite primary care for patients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) at the Gartlan Center located in south Fairfax County.
ANHSI begins to integrate primary medical care and behavioral health in order to help facilitate access for its patients needing behavioral health services.
ANHSI begins providing HIV services under the Ryan White program at the Casey Health Center. The program would later expand to additional clinical sites and offer additional services.
In partnership with the Alexandria Health Department, ANHSI begins primary care services at the Flora Krause Casey Health Center in Alexandria.
In partnership with the Arlington and Alexandria Community Services Boards (CSBs), ANHSI begins providing on-site integrated primary medical care for CSB patients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), a model that is later replicated in other jurisdictions.
ANSHI implements an Electronic Health Record (EHR).
ANSHI partners with the Arlington Department of Human Services to provide dental services in Arlington.
ANHSI opens its clinic at 2 East Glebe Road in Alexandria to serve additional patients from Arlandria and the surrounding communities. The clinic currently provides comprehensive primary care services for the whole family.
ANHSI begins providing assistance to its patients in obtaining low cost or free medications.
ANHSI becomes a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designated Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), the first in Northern Virginia. ANHSI broadens its services to include primary care for adults and dental services in collaboration with the City of Alexandria. It also begins serving residents or Arlington County and Fairfax County.
ANSHI begins providing health insurance enrollment services for its patients.
ANHSI expands its services, adding acute care services for its pediatric patients and behavioral health services.
When grant funding for the clinic expired, community members established a non-profit organization, Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services, Inc. (ANHSI) to support and operate the clinic.
The Alexandria Health Department opens a small clinic to provide preventive and routine care for low-income and immigrant women and children in the Presidential Greens apartments located in the Arlandria neighborhood in Alexandria.