Drive-thru process comes to Spectrum Gerber
FREMONT, Mich., Sept. 15, 2020 – Patients visiting Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial for an outpatient COVID-19 swab test will now get their specimens collected in a barn located behind the hospital. The site, just off Weaver Avenue, is open daily 9 a.m. to noon. The change allows for better social distancing and increases the capacity to conduct more tests as schools, sports and the busy fall season begins. “Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial is committed to making sure the people we serve and our team members remain as safe as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic, while meeting the needs of our community,” said Gerber Memorial Chief Nursing Officer Nick Strait. “By collecting specimens outside the hospital, we hope to make the process easier for our community and encourage more people to get tested in a convenient way.” Patients must have an order from a provider to receive a test. Appointments are encouraged. There are several easy ways to access COVID-19 testing:
If you require an interpreter or special assistance, call the COVID-19 hotline at 833.559.0659. Also use this option if you are a pre-procedure or surgery patient. If you qualify for a COVID-19 test, an appointment will be made for you. For tests for children, also visit www.spectrumhealth.org/covid19test for more information on how and when to have your child tested. Spectrum Health emergency departments are for patients seeking emergency services only and are not able to provide testing for patients without serious COVID-19 symptoms. People experiencing life-threatening symptoms or conditions should call 9-1-1.
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Kathy
9/15/2020 07:55:37 pm
Thanks for this information, Ken. However, it was disappointing to call the state hotline and speak with a woman from Health and Human Services who had no information about the “when” the Fremont area would be sprayed. I called a health department line as she suggested and only got an answering machine with no response back yet. Given that we cannot opt out of the spray being released on our home and property, it would be nice to know exactly the time and date(s) we will have the overhead spraying in our area. The chemical being used, a form of permethrin, has usage recommendations that include staying indoors while spraying occurs, closing windows, removing food, laundry and pets from outdoors during spray, and covering small yard ponds and beehives because of its toxicity to bees and aquatic life. Unfortunately it will kill nighttime pollinators like hummingbird moths. It will be impossible to know if the nighttime spray happens only this Wednesday or will be done more than one night. The website does not provide this info and apparently their hotline workers were not provided the information that we should be able to access. I am all in favor of public safety measures that can protect us collectively but I feel we also are entitled to have timely, precise and accurate information about those procedures.
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