WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health
(NYSE: CVS) today announced plans to add more than 2,000 new
COVID-19 drive-thru test sites at select CVS Pharmacy locations
across the country to support the company's ongoing efforts to
increase access to testing and help slow the spread of the
virus.
CVS Health currently manages the largest number of independently
run COVID-19 test sites in the country, and with these new
locations the company expects to have more than 4,000 operating by
mid-October. The new locations will open in waves over the next
several weeks and build on the company's ability to support testing
in 33 states and Washington, DC,
beginning with the opening of more than 400 sites this Friday.
"Since opening our first test site in March, we've been able to
quickly adapt to the changing landscape in order to make it easier
for people in the communities we serve to access testing," said
Jon Roberts, Chief Operating
Officer, CVS Health and acting President, CVS Pharmacy. "We
recognize the critical role testing plays in helping to manage the
spread of the virus and are incredibly proud of how our teams have
responded to this need while continuing to take care of our
customers, clients and patients."
Self-swab tests are no cost to patients and available to
individuals meeting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
criteria.1 Patients must register in advance at CVS.com
to schedule an appointment. A parent or legal guardian must
complete the online registration for all minor patients, and
patients 12 – 15 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or
legal guardian when they come to be tested.
When arriving for testing, patients are asked to follow signage
or the instructions of the staff onsite. Procedures vary by
location and patients may be directed to stay in their cars and
proceed to either the pharmacy drive-thru window or a parking space
or tent located in the parking lot or, in very limited locations,
to enter a CVS store. Patients will be provided with a test kit and
given instructions, and a CVS Pharmacy team member will observe the
self-swab process.
Currently, most test results from specimens collected at CVS
test sites across the country will be available within 2 – 3
days.
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 is available at the company's frequently
updated COVID-19 resource center.
For downloadable COVID-19 testing media assets, including photos
and video, please visit the Media Resource Center.
1COVID-19 tests are no cost to patients with
insurance or through a program for the uninsured funded by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
About CVS Health
CVS Health employees are united
around a common goal of becoming the most consumer-centric health
company. 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
www.cvshealth.com.
Media Contact
Joe
Goode
(401) 378-5220
Joseph.Goode@CVSHealth.com
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