Drive-Up Coronavirus Testing Slated For Saturday In Manchester

Manchester CT

15 April, 2020

1:59 PM

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MANCHESTER – The town of Manchester and PhysicianOne Urgent Care have planned a drive-through coronavirus testing site for PhysicianOne Urgent Care's local location for Saturday. The clinic is at 370 Middle Turnpike West, in the Manchester Parkade shopping center. Testing is slated for Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Licensed PhysicianOne Urgent Care health care providers will test patients who have completed a medical evaluation prior to Saturday via aVirtual Visit. Organizers said that patients with symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, loss of taste/smell, and "general malaise" are encouraged to schedule a medical evaluation Virtual Visit with a provider. In addition, PhysicianOne Urgent Car is offering COVID-19 testing to all "essential workers," eventhose without symptoms. Details can be found at www.p1uc.com . Participants do not need to be current patients of PhysicianOne Urgent Care but must complete amedical evaluation pre-screen by PhysicianOne Urgent Care staff in advance by going towww.P1UC.com and following the prompts for the Manchester drive-through testing pre-screen. If assistance is required to set up the virtual visit medical evaluation, the PhysicianOne UrgentCare team is available by calling 855-349-2828. "We are so proud to partner with PhysicianOne Urgent Care to test people in our community tosee if they are positive with COVID-19," Manchestr Mayor Jay Moran said. "The more people we can test, the better chance we have of stopping the virus and possibly save lives. I hope many people schedule a virtual visit pre-screen to possibly get the test and the healthcare they need." Fire Chief and EmergencyManagement Director David Billings called the testing "a diagnostic tool to guide treatment and get people feeling better. "The town of Manchester is excited to support the drive-through clinic as it provides moreopportunities and easier access to the community at large for the COVID19 testing efforts.Testing is an effective tool to slow the spread of the virus and flattening the curve during thisunprecedented pandemic," said Jeffrey Catlett, Director of Health for the town of Manchester. Dr. Jeannie Kenkare, the PhysicianOne Urgent Care co-founder and chiefmedical officer added, "We recognize the need for increased access to testing resources right now. We are proud to partner with the Town of Manchester to provide this service to local communities. "We are finding that many people are not seeking advice for symptoms and feeling isolated and unsure. Now that testing is available, people can safely be medically evaluated through a virtual visit to determine whether they need to come in for testing. PhysicianOne Urgent Care does have COVID-19 testing available every day at all 23 locations across Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. See stories related to the virus here.