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COVID-19 Update: Testing in Lucas County Expanded
Lucas
County Commissioner Tina Skeldon Wozniak, Toledo Mayor Wade
Kapszukiewicz and Toledo Lucas County Health Commissioner
Dr. Eric Zgodzinski were joined by community and corporate
partners on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 to announce new
opportunities for residents to receive COVID-19 testing in
Lucas County.
“While
we are continuing to abide by the Governor’s order to stay
at home until at least May 1, we must plan for the future,"
Commissioner Wozniak said. “The roadmap to recovery from
COVID-19 calls for testing to be an important highway
because it will give us the much-needed data to safely move
forward.”
Five
new testing sites will open in the coming days and weeks in
Lucas County. Details of the sites are listed below.
ProMedica's Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety Dr.
Brian Kaminski indicated that it is key for symptomatic
people to be tested whenever possible. “In our current state
of the coronavirus pandemic, testing is most appropriate for
individuals experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. Developing an
understanding of disease prevalence in our community is
dependent upon prioritizing and testing individuals who feel
they may have symptoms of the disease. Community members who
are currently experiencing a fever of 100.4 Fahrenheit or
greater, with cough and/or shortness of breath can seek a
test at one of these sites,” he said.
RITE AID
Drive-thru testing at the 7225 Airport Highway location
began Monday, April 20 and will run through the end of May.
You must have an appointment and the test is FREE. Eligible
populations include Healthcare Facility Workers with
symptoms, patients 65 years of age and older with symptoms,
patients with underlying health conditions with symptoms,
and First Responders with symptoms. You can get pre-screened
and set up an appointment by using
www.riteaid.com.
KROGER
Drive-thru testing sponsored by Kroger will take place at
Metroparks Hawkins Farmhouse, 5434 W. Bancroft Street in
Toledo. Testing will run from April 23-April 25 and is FREE.
Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms is eligible for a test. You
must have an appointment. You can get pre-screened and set
up an appointment by visiting krogerhealth.com/covidtesting.
WALMART
Drive-thru testing sponsored by Walmart will take place at
Metroparks Hawkins Farmhouse, 5434 W. Bancroft Street in
Toledo. Testing will run from Wednesday, April 29 through
the end of May or as demand requires. The test is FREE.
Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms is eligible for a test. You
must have an appointment. You can get pre-screened and make
an appointment at
www.MyQuestCOVIDTest.com
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Drive
thru and walk up testing is available at two locations
through NHA. Beginning on Monday, April 27, you can be
tested at Nexus Healthcare Center at 1415 Jefferson Ave or
Navarre Park Family Care Center at 1020 Varland Ave (this
site will have Spanish speakers available). Eligible
populations include Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms living in
these zip codes 43602, 43604, 43605, 43606, 43607, 43608,
43609, 43610, 43611, 43620 and parts of 43528 (Spencer-Sharpels).You
must have an appointment. To be pre-screened and get an
appointment for either location, call 419-214-5700.
Matt
Sapara, Vice President of Regional Development and
Operations at Mercy Health thanked the community partners
and reminded all of the 24/7 Nurse COVID-19 hotline numbers.
“Mercy and Promedica stand ready to provide additional
support to these efforts through its hotlines,” he said. The
hotline phone numbers are 419-251-4000 or 419-291-5355.
Mayor
Kapszukiewicz thanked the corporate, government and
non-profit partners who continue to collaborate to meet the
needs of the community during this pandemic. “Our Community
continues to rise to the occasion and shine under the most
difficult of circumstances,” he said.
For
information on COVID-19, please visit
www.LucasCountyHealth.com
. The 24/7
Lucas County Community COVID-19 Call Line Numbers are:
419-251-4000 (English only)
and
419-291-5355 (multilingual). The public is asked to call
419-213-4161, press 4, and leave a message to report
COVID-19 related concerns such as non-essential businesses
operating, essential businesses not adhering to guidelines,
or crowds gathering. The Ohio Department of Health COVID-19
website is
www.Coronavirus.Ohio.Gov
and the Ohio Department of Health hotline is 1-833-4-ASK-ODH
(1-833-427-5634).
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