Health authorities, however, insist that it will only be done to people with advanced symptoms and the elderly
The Big Apple Health authorities, including the NYC Health + Hospitals Corporation of Hospitals, announced Friday an expansion of the centers where more coronavirus testing will be done in all five boroughs, but continued to insist on New Yorkers what they will only be made by appointment and not just any people. They will be available for those who have advanced symptoms of the disease, or are part of vulnerable groups like the elders or those who suffer from respiratory problems.
Among the new centers are 10 public hospitals that provide emergency services, seven community health centers that are part of the ‘Gotham Health’ system and four test sites to which you can go driving a vehicle.
“If we are to curb this epidemic, we need to expand testing and make it faster for people most at risk of serious illness,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio, adding that now “we can deliver the care that more New Yorkers need at the right time. helping to save lives, one test at a time ”.
The De Blasio Administration indicated that expanding the coronavirus testing capacity, but available by appointment only, will help keep people who looking to get those tests out of the emergency rooms and it will be ensured that the priority of access to these tests is given to New Yorkers with moderate to severe symptoms.
“People with mild illnesses, who are not over 50 or what have no underlying health conditions, they should continue at home, practice social distancing and consult their healthcare provider if their symptoms do not decrease in 3-4 days“Said the Mayor.
The emphasis on need for a series of requirements to be met In order to be able to do the test, it seeks, according to the City Health Department (DOHMH), to avoid a collapse of the health system due to the impossibility of attending to tens of thousands of people at once in hospital emergency rooms, and also to prevent essential medical supplies from running out faster than anticipated.
Appointment patients receive a quick consultation with a primary care doctor to analyze your medical history before your sample is collected for testing. This will ensure, according to DOHMH, that appropriate medical treatment is provided in the event a test is positive. That agency indicated that the samples collected by NYC Health + Hospitals will be sent to the BioReference Laboratory for your analysis.
No matter the immigration status!
In the midst of the health emergency that New York City is experiencing, municipal authorities know that many undocumented immigrants who may be affected by this crisis are not seeking help for fear of their immigration status, and therefore have redoubled the call to Assure them that their legal status does not matter in this country, and that, like the rest of New Yorkers, they have the right to receive available services and immediate medical attention if they test positive for COVID-19.
Places to get tested:
- The 10 hospitals in the NYC Health + Hospitals system are:
- H + H / Bellevue.
- H + H / Elmhurst.
- H + H / Harlem.
- H + H / Metropolitan.
- H + H / Kings County.
- H + H / Lincoln.
- H + H / Woodhull.
- H + H / Queens.
- H + H / Coney Island (will be available next week).
- H + H / Jacobi (will be available next week).
The centers where you can go with vehicles are:
- H + H / Jacobi.
- H + H / Coney Island
- H + H / Jacobi and H + H / Kings County (will be operational next week).
Where to get tested?
- New Yorkers who have high priority because of their age, pre-existing conditions and symptoms, call 1-844-NYC-4NYC
- Call 1-888-364-3065 to make an appointment with a City doctor. The services in this line are given 24 hours a day.
- Call 311 and ask for help about the coronavirus.
- Text COVIDESP to 692-692 to receive text messages with the most current information about the virus in our area.
With this expansion of evaluation and testing centers, H + H plans to serve 150 people per day in each of its 10 centers and between 50-75 people per day in each of its 7 ‘Gotham Health’ system clinics. , but only by appointment.
The four car-accessible sites will be able to accommodate 100 people per day by appointment only at their respective locations, in addition to the statewide mobile facility for driving on Staten Island.
In New Jersey:
- Call 1-800-222-1222 or 211. The Garden State must also have an appointment to take the test.
- Text NJCOVID to 898211 to receive updated information.
- Since yesterday at 8 a.m. in the Bergen Community College Paramus patients started coronavirus tests only for those with symptoms. Another test center will open Monday from 8 a.m. in the Monmouth PNC Arts Center.
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