Drive-thru testing to be held at Sportsplex
The hospital, which is working with the
Results should be available within 48 to 72 hours. A hospital staff member will notify patients with results, officials said.
Testing will be billed to the patient's insurance company, and they might receive a statement from
ALH Director of Physician Network
Holt said the COVID-19 drive-thru testing will be similar to a drive-thru flu clinic. She said three stations will be set up at the Sportsplex. At the first station, patients will fill out paperwork before moving to the second station to verify their information. Specimens will be collected at the third station, and then patients can be on their way, according to Holt.
Holt said the difference between this clinic and other hospital fever and flu clinics is this one will be "testing only." Patients will not have their symptoms assessed in the drive-thru, Holt said.
"You can be asymptomatic," Holt added. "You do not have to be displaying symptoms to be tested."
Patients also do not need a physician order, she said.
COVID-19 numbers in
She said a lot of people, including those who are asymptomatic, are showing up at regular clinics and overwhelming the staff and making it hard for them to take care of the those who are really sick.
Holt said a clinic like Medical East normally sees about 40 patients a day this time of year. Right now, they are seeing more than 100 a day, she said.
She said it's one of the reasons the hospital is hosting drive-thru testing.
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