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You must pre-register before arriving to the testing site. The will not be tested if they have not pre-registered!
-You will be asked to pull to the side, pre-register and then get back in line for testing
Two ways to register:
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C-Spire App: C Spire Health UMMC Virtual COVID-19 Triage
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Phone number (601) 496-7200
Anyone in the surrounding counties/area are allowed to get tested and its FREE!
Mississippi Residents ONLY!
The University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Mississippi State Department of Health on Thursday April 2nd will open a mobile COVID-19 sample collection site for one day only. The appointment-only testing is free of charge. Mississippians who have been screened as being high risk of infection will give a specimen sample, via a nose swab, without exiting their vehicle. Drive-through site for Thursday, April 2nd, open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., is located at: • Adams County Safe Room, 323 Liberty Road, Natchez, MS
Residents who live in and around the Natchez-Adams County area and experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, who feel they should be tested must first go through a free screening from a UMMC clinician through the C Spire Health UMMC Virtual COVID-19 Triage telehealth smartphone app. Those without a smartphone can call (601) 496-7200. Those meeting high-risk criteria will be given an appointment. Appointments for testing will only be given to people who are symptomatic for COVID-19 and are determined to need testing. Anyone determined to be at low risk for infection won’t receive an appointment for collection of specimens, but instead will receive instructions on social distancing, home isolation and self-care – and told to call back if symptoms worsen.
At the collection site, providers wearing protective gear will come to the vehicle window to retrieve specimens for testing to be performed at the MSDH Public Health Lab. Those being tested aren’t permitted to leave their vehicle.
UMMC will notify those tested of the results and give further instructions.
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