One-Stop Clinics Available To Test, Treat COVID-19 In Riverside County

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — In an effort to avoid crowded hospital emergency rooms, Riverside County residents who are experiencing illness due to a possible coronavirus infection are urged to get tested then treated at clinics located throughout region.

The clinics are offered by Riverside University Health System-Public Health, in partnership with OptumServe.

“We continue to see significant impacts to our hospital emergency departments with individuals seeking COVID-19 testing and/or COVID-19 therapeutics. We have an opportunity to remind the community that there are additional resources to assist with accessing COVID-19 testing and medications,” said Misty Plumley, program chief for the county's immunizations and emergency response.

The one-stop-shop allows patients to be tested for COVID-19, have a telehealth communication with a doctor and receive an oral antiviral treatment — all during the same visit. Riverside County, like other regions throughout the state, has seen a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases over the past several weeks.

The clinics are free and health insurance is not required to be seen and treated.

Patients can walk in or make an appointment here: https://lhi.care/covidtesting

Sites are available throughout Riverside County and can be found here.

The number of people hospitalized with a coronavirus infection in Riverside County increased slightly this week, along with a marginal uptick in virus-related intensive care unit admissions, according to the Riverside University Health System.

A week-to-week comparison of data showed COVID-19 hospitalizations countywide totaled 232, compared to 227 previously. Twenty-eight patients were under intensive care, compared to 26 ICU patients at the end of last week.

One month ago, 87 people were hospitalized throughout the county with a COVID infection, six of whom were ICU patients.