MANCHIN SECURES FUNDING FOR HOSPITALS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, UNEMPLOYED, SMALL BUSINESSES IN THIRD CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY FUNDING PACKAGE
Washington, D.C. – Today, after securing funding for healthcare workers, unemployed, small businesses, and state and local governments, and voting yes on the third COVID-19 emergency funding package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement.
“Over the past few days, funding for state and local governments has been a major source of debate. I have made clear time and time again that we need to put the needs of Main Street ahead of Wall Street. The economy won’t recover until people are convinced they can work, shop, and leave their homes safely. Thankfully, the final bill has what the previous versions lacked – robust funding for states and local governments, including funding for a state and local Coronavirus Relief fund, FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund to provide for the immediate need to protect citizens and help them recover from the overwhelming effects of COVID-19, grants to provide emergency support to local school systems and higher education institutions, additional funding for elementary, secondary, and higher education, and increased access to mental health services. The bill also increases access to federal funding for Community Development Block Grants, the Economic Development Administration, and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership to help mitigate the local economic crisis and rebuild impacted. Even so, I worry that this won’t be enough, and that our small towns and rural communities will need help to maintain essential services and combat this crisis. I will continue to fight for West Virginians to make sure they get what they need in the weeks and months ahead.
“I hope the House will quickly take up and pass our bipartisan recovery bill. It’s critical that we move quickly so that we can help so many in our country who need it right now,” said Senator Manchin.
Highlights from the package include:
Increasing Healthcare Capacity
Hospitals and Healthcare Institutions – $150 billion for hospitals, healthcare institutions, public entities, not-for-profit entities, and Medicare and Medicaid enrolled suppliers and institutional providers to cover unreimbursed healthcare related expenses or lost revenues attributable to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus. Includes $50 billion in increased Medicare payments to providers.
Nursing Homes – $200 million for CMS to assist nursing homes with infection control and support CMS and states as they work to save lives and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes.
Good Samaritans Health Providers Act (S. 1350) – Provides liability protections for volunteer health providers to provide services across state lines in times of emergency and could alleviate staff shortage issues. Senator Manchin is an original cosponsor of this legislation.
Telehealth:
Expanded Availability of Telehealth – Allows Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and community health centers to provide telehealth services to patients as “distant sites”, improving reimbursement. Also allows provides the Secretary authority to waive certain telehealth requirements, and allow providers to over telehealth through audio only, such as landlines.
Promote Rural Telehealth – $25 million to support rural telehealth through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine program. This increase will help improve telemedicine in rural areas.
Connected Care Pilot Program – $200 million for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Connected Care Pilot Program. This program will support efforts of healthcare providers to address COVID-19 by using telehealth to connect with patients.
Availability of PPEs, masks, gowns, and other essential equipment:
Strategic National Stockpile – $16 billion for the Strategic National Stockpile for critical medical supplies, personal protective equipment, and life-saving medicine.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – $4.3 billion to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus, including $1.5 billion to support States, locals, territories, and tribes in their efforts to conduct public health activities such as the purchase of PPEs and increased testing.
DPA Authority - $1 billion for the Department of Defense to use under the Defense Production Act to invest in manufacturing of key items such as personal protective equipment and medical equipment.
Liability Protections – Provides permanent liability protection for manufacturers of certain personal respiratory protective equipment that have been cleared by NIOSH, such as masks and respirators, in the event of a public health emergency. This will allow for more manufacturers to develop masks and respirators for healthcare providers.
Helping Workers and Families
Expanded Unemployment Insurance – Expands eligibility to include part-time, self-employed, and gig economy workers; provides an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits; and increases individual benefits by $600 per week to ensure that no one is penalized for practicing responsible social distancing.
Direct Payments – Working class Americans that file their taxes will receive a direct payment of $1,200 ($2,400 for couples) if adjusted gross income does not exceed $75,000 ($150,000 for married couples). They are also eligible for an additional $500 per child.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – $15.5 billion in additional funding for SNAP to ensure all Americans, including seniors and children receive the food they need. On average, 340,000 West Virginians rely on SNAP.
Child Nutrition Programs – $8.8 billion in additional funding for Child Nutrition Programs in order to ensure children receive meals while school is not in session.
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) – $450 million for the TEFAP program. With many communities suffering from job losses, food banks have seen increased needs. These funds are critical so food banks can continue to assist those Americans most in need.
LIHEAP - $900 million for low income households, including over $6 million for West Virginia, to help with heating and cooling in homes, weatherization, and energy-related low-cost home repairs or replacements.
Supporting Impacted Businesses
Small Business Assistance – $350 billion is provided for small and medium businesses with fewer than 500 workers who will be able to apply for government-backed, forgivable loans to cover the costs of their workers’ wages, as well as some other business expenses such as rent, up to a maximum of $10 million.
Tax Credits for Paid Leave – Treasury is authorized to advance the payment of tax credits for employers that are required to provide up to 12 weeks of coronavirus-related paid leave to their employees.
Defer Paying Taxes – Businesses can defer the 6.2% tax they pay on wages that is used to fund social security. The deferred tax would have to be paid over two years: half by December 31, 2021 and the other half by December 31, 2022.
Support for Manufacturing – $50 million is provided for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to help small- and medium-sized manufacturers recover.
Helping Homeless Youth
McKinney-Vento – $13 billion has been set aside for schools serving K-12 students that will be issued to States based on their Title I formula. McKinney-Vento is an allowable use of those funds, but it will be up to the State Department of Education to make that determination.
Runaway and Homeless Youth – $25 million was set aside for this program to go to existing grantees. This will directly benefit the Children's Home Society in Charleston and Youth Services System in Wheeling in their work to provide services to homeless children and youth.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – $425 million for SAMHSA to increase access to mental health services in our communities through Community Behavioral Health Clinics, suicide prevention programs, and emergency response spending that can target support where it is most needed, such as outreach to those experiencing homelessness.
Aid to State and Local Governments
Coronavirus Relief Fund – $150 billion to support state and local governments on the front lines of the response effort, including no less than $1.25 billion for West Virginia. It also authorizes an additional $454 billion to leverage more than $4.5 trillion in lending for distressed states, municipalities, and businesses.
Resources for Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement – $850 million for the Byrne-Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne-JAG) to help state and local police departments and jails meet their needs, including purchase of personal protective equipment and other needed medical items and to support overtime for officers on the front lines. Includes over $6 million in dedicated funding for West Virginia.
Disaster Relief Fund – $45 billion to provide for the immediate needs of state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to protect citizens and help them recovery from the overwhelming effects of COVID-19. Reimbursable activities may include medical response, personal protective equipment, National Guard deployment, coordination of logistics, safety measures, and community services nationwide.
Community Development Block Grant – $5 billion for Community Development Block Grants, including almost $10 million for West Virginia and language authored by Senator Manchin to lift the statutory cap on the use of funds for public services to allow local communities to use existing funds to respond to the coronavirus.
Schools – $31 billion in grants to provide emergency support to local school systems and higher education institutions so they can continue providing educational services to their students. This includes $13.5 billion for elementary and secondary education and another $14.25 billion for institutions of higher education.
Closing the Digital Divide/Rural Broadband
Institute for Museum and Library Services – $50 million for the Institute of Museum and Library Services to expand digital network access in areas of the country where such access is lacking, including the purchase of internet-enable devices such as “hotspots” which Senator Manchin fought to explicitly authorize to allow individuals in rural areas to remain connected during this time.
Rural Development – $25 million to support the Distance Learning and Telemedicine program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture and another $100 million for the ReConnect program to promote the deployment of broadband throughout rural America.
To view the full bill text, please click here.
A timeline of Senator Manchin’s actions throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic can be found here.
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It is recommended that you seek testing only when you begin exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19. Click here to view the screening criteria. To report your symptoms and be directed to one of the available testing sites, contact your primary care doctor or a designated hotline for your area. Most, if not all, sites require a physician's order before testing. If you have gone through these steps and are still having issues getting a test, please email me at common_sense@manchin.senate.gov and a member of my staff will reach out to you to see if we can assist.
Locations and hours will be updated daily. Updates have been highlighted.
BECKLEY
LOCATION: Beckley ARH Hospital, 306 Stanaford Road, Beckley, WV 25801 Testing if you meet criteria. For ARH COVID-19 updates and information call 606-439-7100 or visit arhcovid19.com.
BECKLEY
LOCATION: Raleigh General Hospital, 1710 Harper Road, Beckley, WV 25801 Testing if you meet criteria set by state and local guidelines. Call 304-256-4100 for information.
BECKLEY
LOCATION: Beckley-Raleigh Health Department. 1602 Harper Road, Beckley, WV 25801 Testing if you meet state criteria set by state and federal guidelines. Call 304-255-8531 for information.
BECKLEY
LOCATION: Dr. Ayne Amjad’s office, 330 N Eisenhower Drive, Beckley, WV 25801 HOURS: Mon-Fri 10am - 12pm
Patients should call 304-252-5900 and fill out a questionnaire over the phone, or they will have to have an order from another doctor to be tested. Patients will drive up with their window half up. The person testing will be wearing personal protective equipment.
BECKLEY
LOCATION: MedExpress Urgent Care Center, 520 Beckley Crossing Shopping Center, Beckley, WV 25801 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8am - 8pm
The Beckley Crossing MedExpress is a designated COVID-19 testing location, subject to testing supply availability. If you have shortness of breath, fever, cough or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call our center at 304-252-6639 before leaving your home. If you are not experiencing these symptoms, please search this site for the nearest alternative location.
BRIDGEPORT
LOCATION: United Hospital Center HOURS: Mon-Sun 10 am - 4 pm
Patients without a valid order for testing should contact primary-care office to determine if they need a screening test. They can also contact the WVU Medicine Nurse Navigator line at 304-598-6000 Option 4.
Tests will be reserved for people who meet screening criteria based on CDC recommendations and are sick with symptoms that are consistent with COVID-19: fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
The testing itself will be supported by both Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, which will process the specimens that WVU Medicine collects from patients. Patients will typically learn test results in three-to-four days, although time will likely vary based on the volume of tests these two companies will be performing.
BUCKEYE
LOCATION: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital, 150 Duncan Road, Buckeye, WV 24924
Testing is available. This facility is following state and federal guidelines to determine whether a test should be administered. Patients who present fever, cough or shortness of breath or have had potential exposure to COVID-19 should call ahead at 304-799-7400 to alert staff so isolation measures can be implemented as soon as possible if needed.
CAMDEN ON GAULEY
LOCATION: Camden Family Health Camden-on-Gauley Medical Center, 10003 Webster Road, Camden-on-Gauley, WV 26208 HOURS: Mon-Fri 7:30am - 5:30 PM
Call in advance at 304-226-5725. Starting on Monday, March 30, drive-thru testing will be available at Camden-on-Gauley site on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9am – 3 pm.
CHARLESTON
LOCATION: Sunnyside Health Center located inside Kanawha/Charleston Health Department, 108 Lee St. E., Charleston, WV 25301 HOURS: Tue-Thu 8 am - 4 pm
Patients should call first - 681-205-2455.
CHARLESTON
LOCATION: CAMC, Chesterfield Avenue, Kanawha City
If you are experiencing flu-like symptoms and are concerned about COVID-19/Coronavirus, you can use CAMC’s 24/7 Care app to talk to a provider FREE – anytime, day or night. It only takes a few minutes to download the 24/7 Care app and set up an account. Then you can request a free visit using coupon code COVID. A CAMC provider will call you or video chat with you to talk about your symptoms and give you information about what to do should you need screened for Coronavirus.
If you do not have a smart phone or computer or if you have trouble downloading the 24/7 Care app, call (304) 388-9200 for assistance. We will help you sign up for 24/7 Care and get connected with a provider at no cost. Please do not call this number with general health questions about Coronavirus; we can only assist you with 24/7 Care. For general questions and concerns about COVID-19/Coronavirus, call the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources hotline at 1-800-887-4304.
If a patient follows the above 24/7 care process and is given an order for the COVID-19 test, then they are given directions to a site off campus for drive-thru testing.
CHARLESTON
LOCATION: MedExpress Urgent Care, 1416 Maccorkle Ave. SW, Charleston, WV 25303 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8 am – 8pm
The Charleston MedExpress near Patrick St. Bridge is a designated COVID-19 testing location, subject to testing supply availability. If you have shortness of breath, fever, cough or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call our center at 304-744-7517 before leaving your home. If you are not experiencing these symptoms, please search our site for the nearest alternative location.
CLARKSBURG
LOCATION: MedExpress Urgent Care Center, 101 Emily Dr., Clarksburg, WV 26301 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8am – 8pm
The Clarksburg MedExpress is a designated COVID-19 testing location, subject to testing supply availability. If you have shortness of breath, fever, cough or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call 304-623-5094 before leaving your home. If you are not experiencing these symptoms, please search our site for the nearest alternative location.
ELKINS
LOCATION: MedExpress Urgent Care Center, 613 Randolph Ave., Elkins, WV 26241 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8am – 8pm
The Elkins MedExpress is a designated COVID-19 testing location, subject to testing supply availability. If you have shortness of breath, fever, cough or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call our center at 304-636-8422 before leaving your home. If you are seeking care unrelated to COVID-19, our center continues to offer convenient, quality care for everyday injuries and illnesses. Click here to find another MedExpress location.
ELKINS LOCATION: Davis Medical Center, 812 Gorman Avenue, Elkins, 26241 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8am – 5pm
Due to the current limited availability of COVID-19 test kits, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidelines to qualify patients for COVID-19 testing, therefore not every patient who comes to the DMC drive-thru pre-screening may get COVID-19 testing. High-risk individuals and/or those meeting CDC criteria for COVID-19 testing will be triaged by health professionals for further follow-up.
Children age 10 and under will not be screened at the drive-thru unit. Parents should contact their primary care physician for instructions or contact Davis Medical Center for instructions on making an appointment with a pediatrician. DMC COVID Triage Nurse Available: 304.630.3088
FOREST HILL LOCATION: MHC Forest Hill Clinic, 180 Old Schoolhouse Road, Forest Hill, WV 24935 HOURS: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am-3pm
The Monroe Health Center is testing for those that meet criteria in Monroe and Summers Counties. Please call 304-466-1152.
GLEN DALE
LOCATION: Testing will start tomorrow, Thursday March 26, Reynolds Memorial Hospital – WVU Medicine, 800 Wheeling Avenue, Glen Dale, WV 26038 HOURS: Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm
Call 304-845-3211 in advance.
GLENVILLE
LOCATION: Minnie Hamilton Health System, Glenville Office, Waco Center, 921 Mineral Road, Suite 101, Glenville, WV 26351 HOURS: Monday – Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 8am-4pm
Testing if you meet screening criteria based upon CDC recommendations. Please call 304-462-7322 or 304-462-3407
GRAFTON
LOCATION: Grafton High School, 400 Yates Avenue, Grafton WV 26354 HOURS: As needed from noon-4pm
To pre-screen, please call 304-265-0400.
GRANTSVILLE
LOCATION: Minnie Hamilton Health System, 186 Hospital Drive, Grantsville, WV 26147
Testing if you meet screening criteria based upon CDC recommendations. Please call 304-354-9244 or 304-354-9704
HINTON LOCATION: Summers County ARH, 115 Summers Hospital Road, Hinton, WV 25951
Testing if you meet criteria. For ARH COVID-19 updates and information call 606-439-7100 or visit arhcovid19.com
HUNTINGTON
LOCATION: St. Mary’s Center for Education, 2853 5th Ave., Huntington, WV 25702 HOURS: Opening Thursday, March 20, 2020 at 1 pm Mon-Fri 10am to 4pm
Individuals with a valid order from a doctor will be allowed to be tested. Individuals should bring their physician order, insurance information and a valid ID.
HUNTINGTON
LOCATION: MedExpress Urgent Care Center, 3120 US Route 60, Huntington, WV 25705 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8am – 8pm
The Huntington MedExpress on US Route 60 is a designated COVID-19 testing location, subject to testing supply availability. If you have shortness of breath, fever, cough or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call 304-522-3627 before leaving your home. If you are not experiencing these symptoms, please search our site for the nearest alternative location.
HUNTINGTON
LOCATION: Valley Health, 3377 Route 60E, Huntington, WV 25705 HOURS: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and noon to six on Saturday and Sunday.
Community members must first complete a telehealth assessment with a Valley Health provider and meet CDC guidelines for further testing before they may proceed to a screening site. A Valley Health provider order for testing is required. To schedule a telehealth appointment, patients may call 304-399-3358.
HURRICANE
LOCATION: CAMC Teays Valley Hospital now offers drive-thru testing. 1400 Hospital Dr., Hurricane, WV 25526 HOURS: Monday through Friday, 9am – 4:30pm
Patients MUST have a referral from a physician to use the drive-thru testing. Call (304) 757-1700.
KEYSER LOCATION: Potomac Valley Hospital, 100 Pin Oak Ln., Keyser, WV 26726 HOURS: Mon-Sun 10am - 4pm
304-597-3500
Patients without a valid order for testing should contact primary-care office to determine if they need a screening test. They can also contact the WVU Medicine Nurse Navigator line at 304-598-6000 Option 4.
Tests will be reserved for people who meet screening criteria based on CDC recommendations and are sick with symptoms that are consistent with COVID-19: fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
The testing itself will be supported by both Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, which will process the specimens that WVU Medicine collects from patients. Patients will typically learn test results in three-to-four days, although time will likely vary based on the volume of tests these two companies will be performing.
KINGWOOD
LOCATION: Kingwood Elementary School parking lot HOURS: Mon-Fri 10am – noon and 1pm-4pm
To pre-screen, please call 304-329-7285.
LEWISBURG
LOCATION: MedExpress Urgent Care Center, 1560 Jefferson Street N, Lewisburg, WV 24901 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8am – 8pm
The Lewisburg MedExpress is a designated COVID-19 testing location, subject to testing supply availability. If you have shortness of breath, fever, cough or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call our center at 304-645-2164 before leaving your home. If you are seeking care unrelated to COVID-19, our center continues to offer convenient, quality care for everyday injuries and illnesses. Click here to find another MedExpress location.
LOGAN
LOCATION: MedExpress Urgent Care Center, 123 Enterprise Drive, Logan, WV 25601 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8am – 8pm
The Logan MedExpress is a designated COVID-19 testing location, subject to testing supply availability. If you have shortness of breath, fever, cough or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call our center at 304-752-0183 before leaving your home. If you are seeking care unrelated to COVID-19, our center continues to offer convenient, quality care for everyday injuries and illnesses. Click here to find another MedExpress location.
MADISON
LOCATION: Boone Memorial Hospital, 701 Madison Avenue, Madison WV 25130
Upon arrival to Boone Memorial Hospital or one of its clinics, a soft screening of all staff, visitors and those presenting for care will be completed. A soft screening consists of a few simple questions to assess possible symptoms or things which may put one at high risk such as travel history, possible exposure to COVID-19, etc. In addition, temperatures will be taken for all staff, visitors and those presenting for care.
For precautionary measures, Boone Memorial Hospital has erected tents and walls to allow for additional triage stations to quickly identify those presenting with COVID-19 symptoms via the screening measures mentioned above. Those in which symptoms are present will be segregated and directed accordingly by hospital staff to undergo further evaluation.
MARLINTON
LOCATION: Community Care, 821 3rd Avenue, Marlinton, WV
All patients should enter through back of building. No appointment necessary. Call 304-799-4404 for more information.
MARTINSBURG
LOCATION: Berkeley Medical Center, 2500 Hospital Dr., Martinsburg, WV 25401 HOURS: Mon-Sun 10 am- 4 pm
Patients without a valid order for testing should contact primary-care office to determine if they need a screening test. They can also contact the WVU Medicine Nurse Navigator line at 304-598-6000 Option 4.
Tests will be reserved for people who meet screening criteria based on CDC recommendations and are sick with symptoms that are consistent with COVID-19: fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
The testing itself will be supported by both Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, which will process the specimens that WVU Medicine collects from patients. Patients will typically learn test results in three-to-four days, although time will likely vary based on the volume of tests these two companies will be performing.
MARTINSBURG
LOCATION: MedExpress Urgent Care, 83 Retail Commons Parkway, Martinsburg, WV 25403 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8 am – 8 pm
The Martinsburg Commons MedExpress is a designated COVID-19 testing location, subject to testing supply availability. If you have shortness of breath, fever, cough or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call 304-264-9730 before leaving your home. If you are not experiencing these symptoms, please search our site for the nearest alternative location.
MILTON
LOCATION: Valley Health, 1 Harbour Way, Milton WV 25541 HOURS: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and noon to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Community members must first complete a telehealth assessment with a Valley Health provider and meet CDC guidelines for further testing before they may proceed to a screening site. A Valley Health provider order for testing is required. To schedule a telehealth appointment, patients may call 304-399-3358.
MORGANTOWN
LOCATION: University Town Centre, 6040 University Town Centre Drive, Morgantown, WV 26501 HOURS: Mon-Sun 10 am- 4 pm
Patients without a valid order for testing should contact primary-care office to determine if they need a screening test. They can also contact the WVU Medicine Nurse Navigator line at 304-598-6000 Option 4.
Tests will be reserved for people who meet screening criteria based on CDC recommendations and are sick with symptoms that are consistent with COVID-19: fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
The testing itself will be supported by both Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, which will process the specimens that WVU Medicine collects from patients. Patients will typically learn test results in three-to-four days, although time will likely vary based on the volume of tests these two companies will be performing.
MORGANTOWN
LOCATION: Mon Health Medical Center at the main campus in the SurgiCare South entrance. HOURS: Monday-Friday 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 7pm. Beginning Thursday, March 26, Mon Health Medical Center drive-through testing will operate from 10 am – 6 pm. Days of operation will continue to be Monday-Friday.
Before coming, patients must pre-screen and pre-register by calling the COVID-19 Patient Outreach Line at (304) 285-3798. Once registered, patients may come to the drive-through site to receive their swab.
MORGANTOWN
LOCATION: MedExpress Urgent Care, 956 Maple Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8am – 8pm
The Morgantown MedExpress on Maple Drive is a designated COVID-19 testing location, subject to testing supply availability. If you have shortness of breath, fever, cough or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call our center at 304-291-5805 before leaving your home. If you are not experiencing these symptoms, please search our site for the nearest alternative location.
NETTIE
LOCATION: Camden Family Health Panther Creek Location, 110 Panther Creek Elementary Road, Nettie, WV 26681 HOURS: Mon-Thurs 8am - 6pm
Call in advance to 304-846-2484.
NEW CUMBERLAND
LOCATION: Tomlinson Run State Park3391 Veterans Blvd., New Cumberland WV 26047 HOURS: Beginning Wednesday March 25, Mon – Fri from 10am to 2pm
Contact the Hancock County Health Department at 304-564-3343.
OAK HILL
LOCATION: Chase Bank parking lot, 215 Main St, Oak Hill, WV 25901 HOURS: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1pm-3pm pending availability of supplies
Operated by Fayette County Health Department
OAK HILL
LOCATION: Mountain Laurel Medical Clinic, 119 Main St, Oak Hill, WV 25901
Patients must be pre-screened by calling 304-465-0544. Collected specimens are delivered to the State Lab in Charleston with results coming within 24 to 48 hours.
PARKERSBURG
LOCATION: Camden Clark Medical Center’s Health and Wellness Center, 2804 Birch Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101
HOURS: Mon-Sun 10 am- 4 pm
Patients without a valid order for testing should contact primary-care office to determine if they need a screening test. They can also contact the WVU Medicine Nurse Navigator line at 304-598-6000 Option 4.
Tests will be reserved for people who meet screening criteria based on CDC recommendations and are sick with symptoms that are consistent with COVID-19: fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
The testing itself will be supported by both Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, which will process the specimens that WVU Medicine collects from patients. Patients will typically learn test results in three-to-four days, although time will likely vary based on the volume of tests these two companies will be performing.
PARKERSBURG
LOCATION: MedExpress Urgent Care, 1500 Grand Central Avenue, Vienna, WV 26105 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8am-8pm
The Parkersburg MedExpress on Grand Central Ave. is a designated COVID-19 testing location, subject to testing supply availability. If you have shortness of breath, fever, cough or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call our center at 304-485-3627 before leaving your home. If you are not experiencing these symptoms, please search our site for the nearest alternative location.
PETERSBURG
LOCATION: Grant Memorial Hospital, 117 Hospital Drive, Petersburg WV 26847
If you are concerned about possibly having the COVID-19 virus, please contact the Hospital’s main number at (304) 257- 1026 and request to speak to the ER Nurse before coming to the Hospital or local clinics. The ER Nurse will ask questions to evaluate and assess your symptoms prior to your visit.
PETERSTOWN LOCATION: Monroe Health Center, 2869 Seneca Trail South, Peterstown WV 24963 HOURS: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm
The Monroe Health Center is testing for those that meet criteria in Monroe and Summers Counties. Please call 304-753-4336.
PINEVILLE
LOCATION: Wyoming County Health Department is conducting testing at Palisades Park on Park Street in Pineville, WV HOURS: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10am – 1pm
For more information, call the Wyoming County Health Department at 304-732-7941.
PRINCETON
LOCATION: Princeton Community Hospital, 122 12th Street, Princeton, WV 24740
Princeton Community Hospital is testing if criteria is met. Call 304-487-7000 before you go. This location now offers drive-thru testing. You are required to have an outpatient physician order for COVID-19 testing in order to be eligible for this service. Drive up to the Parkview Center entrance portico, and remain in your vehicle. Someone from PCH will come to your vehicle window for registration, consent, and testing.
PRINCETON
LOCATION: Bluestone Health Center, 3997 Beckley Road, Princeton, WV 24740
If you have traveled out of Country and have a fever with respiratory symptoms or have been exposed to the Coronavirus please call ahead to 304-431-5499 and remain in your vehicle.
PRINCETON
LOCATION: MedExpress Urgent Care, 277 Greasy Ridge Rd., Princeton, WV 24740 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8am-8pm
The Princeton MedExpress is a designated COVID-19 testing location, subject to testing supply availability. If you have shortness of breath, fever, cough or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call our center at 304-425-7615 before leaving your home. If you are seeking care unrelated to COVID-19, our center continues to offer convenient, quality care for everyday injuries and illnesses. Click here to search for another location.
RAINELLE
LOCATION: Rainelle Medical Center, 176 Medical Center, Rainelle, WV 25962 HOURS: 24 hours
Patients with respiratory issues are asked to call 304-438-6188 from their car so they can be screened prior to coming inside. All main locations remain open to patients. The only exception is that the dental office is closed.
RICHWOOD
LOCATION: Camden Family Health Richwood Location, 71 Avenue A, Richwood, WV 26261 HOURS: Mon & Thurs 7am - 7pm, Tues, Wed, Fri 8am - 6pm
Phone number: 304-846-2608
Starting on Tuesday, March 31, Drive-thru testing will be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 9am - 3pm.
RANSON LOCATION: Jefferson Medical Center, 300 South Preston St., Ranson, WV 25438 HOURS: Mon-Sun 10 am - 4 pm 304-728-1600
Patients without a valid order for testing should contact primary-care office to determine if they need a screening test. They can also contact the WVU Medicine Nurse Navigator line at 304-598-6000 Option 4.
Tests will be reserved for people who meet screening criteria based on CDC recommendations and are sick with symptoms that are consistent with COVID-19: fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
The testing itself will be supported by both Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, which will process the specimens that WVU Medicine collects from patients. Patients will typically learn test results in three-to-four days, although time will likely vary based on the volume of tests these two companies will be performing.
RONCEVERTE
LOCATION: Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, 1320 Maplewood Avenue, Ronceverte, WV 24970 HOURS: Lobby open Mon-Fri 5:30 am - 5 pm, Emergency Room open 24 hours
304-647-4411
As part of our precautions for Coronavirus preparedness, we have limited entrance points to Greenbrier Valley Medical Center. The only access points for patients and visitors are through the Emergency Department and Front Lobby Entrances. At these locations we will have posted 2 employees to provide screening for those entering the facility. The front lobby will be open Monday through Friday 5:30 am to 5:00 pm and the Emergency Department will be open 24/7.
SUMMERSVILLE
LOCATION: Summersville Regional Medical Center, 400 Fairview Heights Road, Summersville, WV
Hospital testing if you meet testing criteria set by state and federal guidelines. Call 304-872-2891 before visiting.
SUMMERSVILLE
LOCATION: MedExpress Urgent Care, 5870 Webster Rd., Summersville, WV 26651 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8am-8pm
The Summersville MedExpress is a designated COVID-19 testing location, subject to testing supply availability. If you have shortness of breath, fever, cough or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call our center at 304-872-3709 before leaving your home. If you are seeking care unrelated to COVID-19, our center continues to offer convenient, quality care for everyday injuries and illnesses. Click here to search for another location.
SUMMERSVILLE
LOCATION: Camden Family Health Central West Virginia Community Health Center, 55 Friends-R-Fun Drive, Summersville, WV 26651 HOURS: Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm
Call in advance at 304-872-1663.
UNION LOCATION: Monroe Health Center, 200 Health Center Drive, Union WV 24983 HOURS: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm
The Monroe Health Center is testing for those that meet criteria in Monroe and Summers Counties. Please call 304-772-3064.
WEIRTON
LOCATION: Drive-thru testing is available at the hospital: Weirton Medical Center, 601 Colliers Way, Weirton, WV 26062. HOURS: Drive-thru hours at WMC are Mon-Sat 10am – 6pm.
Weirton Medical Center is also offering testing at an off-site location on Pennsylvania Avenue in Weirton for patients of WMS only - Mon-Fri, 10am – 4pm.
Contact Weirton Medical Center at 304-797-6000 in advance.
WELCH
LOCATION: Welch Community Hospital, 454 McDowell Street, Welch, WV 24801
Only testing those that have fever and present symptoms as set by state and federal guidelines. Call 304-436-8461 before visiting.
WESTON
LOCATION: Market Place Shopping Center, 100 Market Place Mall, Weston WV 26452 HOURS: Mon-Fri 9am-1pm and 2pm-7pm
To pre-screen, please call 304-517-1584.
WHEELING
LOCATION: Wheeling Park parking lot HOURS: Mon-Sat 10 am- 4 pm
To get pre-screened, contact your primary care physician or call Wheeling Hospital COVID-19 Line: 304-221-3995.
Tests will be reserved for people who meet screening criteria based on CDC recommendations and are sick with symptoms that are consistent with COVID-19: fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
The testing itself will be supported by both Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, which will process the specimens that WVU Medicine collects from patients. Patients will typically learn test results in three-to-four days, although time will likely vary based on the volume of tests these two companies will be performing.
WHEELING
LOCATION: MedExpress Urgent Care, 10 Elm Grove Crossing Mall, Wheeling, WV 26003 HOURS: Mon-Sun 8am-8pm
The Elm Grove MedExpress is a designated COVID-19 testing location, subject to testing supply availability. If you have shortness of breath, fever, cough or believe you have been exposed to COVID-19, please call our center at 304-242-4228 before leaving your home. If you are not experiencing these symptoms, please search our site for the nearest alternative location.
WHEELING
LOCATION: Doctors Urgent Care, 24 Homestead Avenue, Wheeling WV 26003 HOURS: Mon – Fri 8 am – 6 pm
Call 304-232-0725 for more information.
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