PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - Allegheny Health Network is opening four COVID-19 testing locations in Western Pennsylvania.
Those locations are in Wexford, Bethel Park, Monroeville and Erie.
The exact locations are:
- AHN Wexford Health + Wellness Pavilion, 12311 Perry Highway, Wexford, PA 15090
- AHN Bethel Park Health + Wellness Pavilion, 1010 Higbee Drive, Bethel Park, PA 15102
- 4220 William Penn Highway, Monroeville, PA 15146
- AHN West Side Health + Wellness Pavilion, 4247 West Ridge Road, Erie, PA 16506
They will be drive-up collection sites.
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March 18, 2020 The first location in Wexford is already operating and is in the parking garage next to AHN’s Wexford Health + Wellness Pavilion.
The three other sites will be open within the week.
The only patients who can get a test are those who have been evaluated by and AHN-affiliated health care provider for COVID-19 symptoms.
After a test is ordered, they will be contacted to set up a time for testing.
In a release, AHN says that those who go through the drive-through locations need to be aware of the following:
- Visitors will be given a specific appointment window, in order to minimize wait times.
- Visitors will drive through a secured, marked area and will remain in their vehicles throughout the entire collection process.
- No outdoor restrooms will available at the collection locations.
- The sample is collected via a nasal swab; the process typically takes less than 30 seconds.
- The sample will be tested for influenza as well as the novel coronavirus.
- Individuals will be contacted directly with their flu results within 24 hours. If the sample tests negative for influenza, the sample will also be tested for the coronavirus, a process that typically takes 2-3 days, depending on regional test volume. As volumes increase, wait times for results may be longer.
- While waiting for their test results, individuals should stay at home. Those who receive positive COVID-19 test results may be issued additional care orders or self-isolation orders.
Those who are not showing any symptoms should not get tested.
AHN officials add those who are asymptomatic should socially distance themselves from others, in an effort to keep the number of cases from rising and to keep hospital beds open for those who really need them.
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