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CommunityTestSitesforCOVID-19inElPasoCounty

ThefollowingdocumentprovidesinformationonCOVID-19testingavailabilityinElPasoCounty.Thisisnotintendedtopromoteanyinstitutionoveranother,buttopromoteaccesstohealthcareformembersofourcommunity.Itwillbeupdatedperiodically,buttheentitiesoperatingthetestingsitesmaymakechangesthatdonotappearinthisdocumentimmediately.

UCHealthTestingTentWhereisitlocated?

• 175SUnionBlvd,ColoradoSprings,CO80910o Thetentsiteisintheparkingloteastofthebuilding

• Thissiteisadrive-thruonlytestingsiteWhenisitopen?

• Monday-Friday9:00AMto5:00PMWhocangettestedhere?

• Noappointmentordoctor’sreferralisrequiredtousethissite.• AllindividualsexperiencingsymptomsofCOVID-19withinthelast3-5dayscanbetestedatthis

site.• UCHealthasksthatpatientswearamasktothissite.

HowdoIgetmyresults?• CreateanaccountatMyHealthConnection.uchealth.organdfollowthedirectionsbelow:

• Afterloggingintoyournewaccount,clickonHealthRecordandchooseTestResultsfromthedrop-downmenu.

• Thetestiscalled“SARSCoV-2NAAT”,whichisyourCOVID-19test.Clickonitforresults.Howmuchdoesitcost?

• Patientswillbeaskedtopresentaninsurancecardiftheyhaveone,butyoucanusethissiteevenifyoudon’thaveinsurance.Thereisnochargetohavethistestdoneforpeoplethatdon’thaveinsuranceatthistime.

PeakVistaDriveThruTestingSiteWhereisitlocated?

• 3205NorthAcademy,ColoradoSprings,CO• Thissiteisa“Drive-Thru”onlytestingsite• Formoreinformationorquestions,pleasecall719-632-5700

Whenisitopen?• Monday-Friday10:00AMto2:00PM

Whocangettestedhere?• Noappointmentordoctor’sreferralisrequired,andyoudonotneedtobeapatientofPeak

Vistatousethissite

• Testingwillbedoneforanyoneover12yearsoldwithanyofthefollowingsymptoms:fever,cough,shortnessofbreath,chills,repeatedshakingwithchills,musclepain,headache,sorethroat,newlossoftaste,newlossofsmell-OR-

• Anyoneneedingatestbeforereturningtowork(eveniftheyhavenosymptoms)HowdoIgetmyresults?

• APeakVistahealthcareproviderwillcallyouwithyourresultsoncetheyarereadyHowmuchdoesitcost?

• Allpatientsarescreenedforaslidingfeescalediscountatthissite• ThecosttoadministertheCOVID-19testis$69

WhatifIdon’tqualifyfortestingatanyofthesiteslistedhere?

Callyourprimarycaredoctorifyoucannotbetestedatthesitesaboveandfeelthatyouneedtesting.

Whatifmychildrenneedtobetested?

Speaktoyourchild’spediatricianifyoufeeltheyneedtobetestedforCOVID-19.Theymaybeabletoprovidetestingthroughtheirofficeoranotherlab.Children’shospitalalsooffersdrive-thrutestingforchildrenandtheircaregivers,butrequireareferralfromapediatricianandschedulinganappointment.

WhatifIamafirstresponderorhealthcareprovider?

Firstrespondersandhealthcareworkersarewelcomeatbothcommunitysiteslistedabove.Thereareotheroptionsavailabletoworkersinthesefieldsthroughtheiremployers.Speakwithyoursupervisortolearnaboutanyadditionaltestingoptionsthatmaybeavailable.

IsPublicHealthofferingtesting?

ElPasoCountyPublicHealthisnotcurrentlyofferingCOVID-19testing,butwearecoordinatingwithcommunitypartnerstoensureitisavailablebroadlyinthecounty.TheColoradoDepartmentofPublicHealthandEnvironment(CDPHE)haspartneredwithKaiserPermanentetoprovidetestinganddoeshaveonelocationinElPasoCounty.Toinquireabouttestingatthissite,call303-692-2700andspeakwithaclinicalconsultant.Theywillprovideinformationaboutthesiteifyoumeettheirqualifications.