WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the
company's comprehensive efforts to help slow the spread of the
virus, on Friday, May 29 CVS Health
(NYSE: CVS) will open 16 new COVID-19 test sites at select CVS
Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Michigan.
These new sites will utilize self-swab tests and deliver on the
company's commitment to establish 1,000 locations across the
country by the end of May as originally announced on April 27. These new test sites help enable a goal
of processing up to 1.5 million tests per month, subject to
availability of supplies and lab capacity.
"CVS Health has been at the forefront of helping our nation
scale-up COVID-19 testing capabilities, and we're proud to meet our
goal of establishing 1,000 testing sites in communities across the
country," Larry J. Merlo, President
and CEO, CVS Health. "Opening access to testing in more locations
using our drive-thru window represents an important milestone in
our response to the pandemic. We remain grateful for the daily
efforts and sacrifices of our front-line colleagues who make the
continued expansion of our testing possible."
More than half of the company's 1,000 test sites will serve
communities with the greatest need for support, as measured by the
CDC's Social Vulnerability Index. The index tracks a variety of
census variables including poverty, lack of access to
transportation, and crowded housing that may weaken a community's
ability to prepare for and recover from hazardous events like
natural disasters and disease outbreaks.
"This is great news for our families, our businesses, and the
heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to keep
working to expand testing, which is why it is crucial that
Michiganders who have COVID-19 symptoms, even mild ones, or have
been in contact with someone who has the virus can get tested,"
Governor Whitmer said. "Our partnership with CVS Health is a
significant step toward speeding up Michigan's recovery and getting Michiganders
back to a sense of normalcy in their daily lives. We owe it to the
real heroes of this crisis — medical workers, first responders and
other essential workers — to do what we can to stop the spread of
the virus, and CVS is helping us do just that. We will get through
this together."
Self-swab tests will be available to individuals meeting Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention criteria, in addition to state
and age guidelines. Patients must register in advance at
CVS.com beginning Friday, May 29
to schedule an appointment. Patients will be required to stay in
their cars and will be directed to the pharmacy drive-thru window,
where they will be provided with a test kit and given instructions,
and a CVS Pharmacy team member will observe the self-swab process
to ensure it is done properly. Tests will be sent to an
independent, third-party lab for processing and the results will be
available in approximately three days.
Testing will not take place inside any retail locations, and CVS
Pharmacy, HealthHUB and MinuteClinic will continue to serve
customers and patients.
The new testing sites in Michigan include:
- CVS Pharmacy, 2100 West Stadium, Ann
Arbor, MI 48103
- CVS Pharmacy, 1700 South Industrial Highway, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
- CVS Pharmacy, 5757 Whitmore Lake Road, Brighton, MI 48116
- CVS Pharmacy, 1402 W. 14 Mile, Clawson, MI 48017
- CVS Pharmacy, 39350 Nine Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48167
- CVS Pharmacy, 33021 Garfield Road, Fraser, MI 48066
- CVS Pharmacy, 1550 Lake Drive Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
- CVS Pharmacy, 17120 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
- CVS Pharmacy, 240 M.A.C.,
East Lansing, MI 48823
- CVS Pharmacy, 21777 21 Mile Road, Macomb Township, MI 48044
- CVS Pharmacy, 720 General Motors Road, Milford, MI 48381
- CVS Pharmacy, 44300 5 Mile Road, Northville, MI 48168
- CVS Pharmacy, 46960 Van Dyke Avenue, Shelby, MI 48317
- CVS Pharmacy, 2115 Twenty-Five Mile Road, Shelby Township, MI 48316
- CVS Pharmacy, 30920 Southfield Road, Southfield, MI 48076
- CVS Pharmacy, 100 West Maple Road, Walled Lake, MI 48390
A complete list of CVS Pharmacy drive-thru test sites can be
found here.
More information on steps CVS Health has taken to address the
COVID-19 pandemic, including support for health care providers and
clinicians facing financial and administrative strain, is available
at the company's frequently updated COVID-19 resource
center.
For downloadable COVID-19 testing media assets, including
photos, video and interviews with CVS Health executives, please
visit the Media Resource Center.
About CVS Health
CVS Health employees are united
around a common goal of becoming the most consumer-centric health
company in the world. We're evolving based on changing consumer
needs and meeting people where they are, whether that's in the
community at one of our nearly 10,000 local touchpoints, in the
home, or in the palm of their hand. Our newest offerings – from
HealthHUB® locations that are redefining what a pharmacy
can be, to innovative programs that help manage chronic conditions
– are designed to create a higher-quality, simpler and more
affordable experience. Learn more about how we're transforming
health at https://www.cvshealth.com.
Media Contact
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