Testing continues around the island.  In addition to today’s drive-through screening and testing at Hilo Civic Auditorium, there are several regular screening and testing sites around the island–plus a special screening and testing this Wednesday, 4/22, at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church in Ocean View.  That screening and testing, conducted by Ali’i Health Center, runs 10 until 2.  To sign up in advance and get screened by a medical professional over the phone, call 808-747-8321, option 5, on Monday or Tuesday.

For residents who feel they may have been exposed to COVID-19 and are exhibiting symptoms, there are several testing sites on the island.  All ask you to bring a photo I.D. and your insurance card, if you have insurance.

Hilo Medical Center:  Call your primary care provider and ask them if you need a test.  The provider must place the order directly with Clinical Labs Hawaii.  The testing tents are in the parking lot across from Hilo Medical Center, 1285 Waianuenue Avenue, Monday through Friday, 10  til 2.

The following screening and testing sites do not need an advance doctor’s order, and will have a medical professional provide an on-site medical assessment and have set up special drive-up testing tents.   Some of the indicators they look for:  dry cough, fever, sudden loss of taste or smell, extreme fatigue, direct exposure to a confirmed COVID-19 patient, recent travel to a known COVID-19 hot spot.  They are also asking those in high-risk professions with exposure to many different people to get screened–firefighters, EMTs, police, health care workers, airport and TSA workers, for example.  Take your photo I.D. and insurance information, if you have it.

Puna Community Medical Center, in Malama Marketplace in Pahoa:  Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. til 4 p.m.

Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital, now in the emergency department at the main hospital site:  Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10 a.m. til 2 p.m.

Ali’i Health Center at Keauhou Shopping Center:  Monday and Thursday, 8 a.m. til noon.   For advance screening to shorten the process, call weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to  808-747-8321, option 5

Hilo Civic Auditorium/Ho’olulu Complex:  Sundays, 8 a.m. til 3 p.m.

 

Kaiser Permanente patients should call the clinic and speak to a provider.  Or go online, kp.org — they have a COVID-19 screening section.

West Hawaii Community Health Center is doing testing for patients; those concerned may sign up with WHCHC on a same-day basis.  Please call West Hawaii Community Health Center, located at the intersection of Kuakini and Hualalai Roads, at 808-326-5629.  They take all patients regardless of ability to pay.

Bay Clinic is doing testing for patients, with drive-through COVID-19 testing  open to Bay patients on weekdays from 7:30 am -12:00 pm at 450 Kilauea Ave.  Questions, call 808-333-3600.  Bay Clinic takes all  patients regardless of ability to pay.

 

As of  Saturday, April 18 at noon,  the State Department of Health says 23,215 tests for COVID-19 have been conducted statewide at state and local laboratories.  The State has 553 positive cases.   Nine people have died, 6 on O’ahu and 3 on Maui.  DOH reports 61 cases on the Big Island, with 29 related to the McDonald’s outbreak in Kona, through the Kona Commons and Walmart locations. State DOH says they feel customers are not at high risk, but they are still doing contact tracing for the 17 employees and 12 family members affected by the outbreak, seeking out people with whom those individuals may have been in close contact.

Photo is one of the early drive-up screening and testing sites at North Hawaii Community Hospital.