Our History

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.

ANSHI begins providing health insurance enrollment services for its patients.

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.

ANSHI partners with the Arlington Department of Human Services to provide dental services in Arlington.

In partnership with the Alexandria Health Department, ANHSI begins primary care services at the Flora Krause Casey Health Center in Alexandria.

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.

ANHSI begins to integrate primary medical care and behavioral health in order to help facilitate access for its patients needing behavioral health services.

ANHSI opens a new clinic at 6677 Richmond Highway in South Fairfax County. This organization’s administrative offices would later move to this address.

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.

Neighborhood Health renovates 6677 Richmond Highway, helping to expand services and providing medical, dental, and behavioral health services at the same site.

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 provides services to more than 21,000 patients.

Neighborhood Health is accredited by the Joint Commission under its Ambulatory Care Standards and as a Patient Centered Medical Home.

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.

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 is reaccredited by the Joint Commission under its Ambulatory Care Standards and as a Patient Centered Medical Home.