Jennie Stuart Health is opening a screening and testing site in Hopkinsville.
The site is for patients with signs and symptoms that could represent a COVID-19 infection, according to a news release. Beginning today, Jennie Stuart will host this site at the Express Lab location off the Eagle Way Bypass.
Patients will be assessed by a healthcare team from their car unless clinical need dictates otherwise, with patients exhibiting any influenza-like symptoms tested with a rapid flu, rapid strep, and a sample will be obtained for COVID-19 testing if those initial tests fail to reveal a cause.
Anyone who is sick enough to be tested will need to self-quarantine, as will any other persons in the vehicle at the time of testing along with any household contacts, until the results of the tests are determined. Officials say rapid flu and rapid strep tests are resulted within an hour, whereas COVID-19 results may take several days.
The site will be open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. and the patient will be notified of results by phone.
Regular Express Lab services will be closed.