Drew Wonder
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If any of you know of where the testing sites are in your area, drop them in this thread. Figured it would be a good resource for people.
For the Philly/South Jersey/Delaware posters, here's what we know so far
How and Where to Get Tested for Coronavirus
For the Philly/South Jersey/Delaware posters, here's what we know so far
How and Where to Get Tested for Coronavirus
- University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine): Locations opened Monday, March 16, in West Philadelphia and Radnor for patients who have been referred to the drive-through testing from a primary-care physician. This is what the health system said in a statement: Penn Medicine patients who are concerned about possible symptoms of the virus should contact their healthcare providers, who will provide specific instructions. No co-pays or deductibles will be charged for testing, and uninsured patients will be able to be tested for free. For the safety of everyone involved and due to the high demand for tests, Penn Medicine urges all patients to register in advance through their physician’s office. A spokeswoman said Wednesday that the sites tested 410 patients during the first two days in operation.
- Main Line Health System: Locations opened Monday, March 16, in Newtown Square and Radnor. Patients need a physician to receive approval through Main Line's COVID Community Center, which was set up to determine how cases are treated. "The community center is essentially a conference room full of nurses and prevention experts" who determine how a patient should be treated, a Main Line spokeswoman said. The two locations can test up to 225 patients per day. Tests will take 3-5 days to return results. Main Line is sending its test kits to the Pennsylvania Department of Health state lab and Quest Diagnostics, a national private laboratory.
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (Jefferson Health): Numerous "mobile testing sites" will be opened soon in Center City, Abington, Northeast Philadelphia and New Jersey "to facilitate fast and effective drive-through COVID-19 testing for Jefferson patients with physician-ordered tests," a spokeswoman for the health system said Tuesday.
- Temple University Health System (Temple Health): Three sites, at Temple University Hospital's main campus in North Philadelphia as well as its Jeanes and Episcopal hospital campuses, will be operating soon, a spokesman said Wednesday. Hours of operation will be 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Only the main campus site was operational, as of Wednesday afternoon. Patients will be tested after receiving a referral from a doctor.
- Camden County: The county health department said it had ordered 6,000 test kits from the federal government, and hoped to have a testing site up and running by as early as Monday, March 23. The site will be in a parking lot at Camden County Community College.
- Montgomery County: First responders will have a county testing site available to them as early as Monday, March 23, at Temple University's Ambler campus, officials said Wednesday. After first responders are tested, the site will be opened to the public.
- Cooper University Health Care: The Camden, New Jersey-based health care system does not yet have any sites publicly announced. A spokeswoman for the system said Wednesday that an announcement would be soon.
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): The Philadelphia-based children's health system is testing suspected cases of COVID-19, according to Farley, the city health chief. An email sent for specifics about CHOP's testing was not immediately answered Tuesday.
- ChristianaCare Health System: The Delaware-based system set an early standard for the region's health providers by organizing a drive-through test site and testing 556 patients on Friday, March 13. The system does not have any more drive-thru testing planned, but announced Wednesday that it has "opened a Provider Referral Center in New Castle County to provide coronavirus COVID-19 testing for individuals who are symptomatic and have received a prescription for testing from their doctor." It is not a walk-in center.
