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Coronavirus Testing Site In East Austin To Change Location
With the start of in-person learning for Austin ISD on Monday, CommUnityCare will move testing to the Turner-Roberts Recreation Center.
AUSTIN, TX — With the start of in-person learning for the Austin Independent School District on Monday, Central Health-affiliated CommUnityCare is moving testing for the coronavirus from Barbara Jordan Elementary to the Turner-Roberts Recreation Center beginning Friday, officials said.
The new testing site at the Turner-Roberts Recreation Center is located at 7201 Colony Park Loop.
Testing for the respiratory illness will be available Monday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at least through January 30, 2021, officials said in an advisory.
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“Like most of the country, Austin is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases and CommUnityCare wants to continue to make testing as accessible as possible — especially in Eastern Travis County,” Yvonne Camarena, CommUnityCare's chief operating officer, said in a prepared statement. “However, when Barbara Jordan Elementary opens its campus Monday, we need a different testing location so we don’t interfere with students, parents and teachers getting back into the classroom.”
Central Health and CommUnityCare have been operating a mobile health clinic at Barbara Jordan Elementary for nearly two years, and added COVID-19 testing at the same location this spring. However, when the campus re-opens there won’t be enough space in the parking lot for the mobile clinic, COVID-19 testing, and traffic from parents, teachers, and staff, officials explained.
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Turner-Roberts Recreation Center, operated by Austin’s Park and Recreation Department, is next to Overton Elementary School. People wanting a test will be directed to go around Colony Park Loop Drive to the recreation center to avoid school drop-off and pick-up traffic at Overton Elementary.
To find a testing location convenient for you, call the COVID-19 Hotline at (512) 978-8775, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or visit the COVID-19 Information portal on the Central Health website.
About Central Health
Central Health is the local public agency that connects Travis County residents with low income to quality health care. We work with a network of partners to eliminate health disparities and reach our vision of Travis County becoming a model healthy community.
About CommUnityCare
CommUnityCare’s vision is to improve the health of the community by increasing access to the best care possible. Today, CommUnityCare provides services at 25 locations in Travis County. Each year, its health centers provide approximately 360,000 medical and dental patient appointments representing more than 98,000 individual patients.
En español:
Con el inicio del aprendizaje en persona para el Austin ISD el lunes, CommUnityCare, afiliado a Central Health, está trasladando las pruebas para el coronavirus de la escuela Barbara Jordan Elementary al Turner-Roberts Recreation Center, dijeron las autoridades.
El nuevo sitio de pruebas en el Turner-Roberts Recreation Center está ubicado en 7201 Colony Park Loop.
Las pruebas para la enfermedad respiratoria estarán disponibles los lunes y viernes de 8:30 a.m. a 4:30 p.m. por lo menos hasta el 30 de enero de 2021, dijeron las autoridades en un aviso.
"Como la mayor parte del país, Austin está viendo un aumento en los casos de COVID-19 y CommUnityCare quiere continuar haciendo que las pruebas sean lo más accesibles posible, especialmente en el este del condado de Travis," dijo Yvonne Camarena, directora de operaciones de CommUnityCare. "Sin embargo, cuando Barbara Jordan Elementary abre el lunes, necesitamos un lugar de prueba diferente para no interferir con el regreso de los estudiantes, padres y maestros al aula."
Central Health y CommUnityCare han estado operando una clínica de salud móvil en Barbara Jordan Elementary durante casi dos años, y agregaron pruebas de COVID-19 en el mismo lugar esta primavera. Sin embargo, cuando el campus vuelva a abrir, no habrá suficiente espacio en el estacionamiento para la clínica móvil, las pruebas de COVID-19 y el tráfico de padres, maestros y personal, explicaron los funcionarios.
El Turner-Roberts Recreation Center está al lado de la escuela Overton Elementary. A las personas que deseen un examen se les indicará que vayan por Colony Park Loop Drive hasta el centro de recreación para evitar el tráfico de entrada y salida de la escuela en la escuela primaria Overton.
Para encontrar un lugar de prueba conveniente para usted, llame a la línea directa COVID-19 al (512) 978-8775, de lunes a viernes desde las 8 a.m. a 5 p.m., o visite el portal de Información COVID-19 en el sitio web de Central Health.
Acerca de Central Health
Central Health es la agencia pública local que conecta a los residentes del condado de Travis con bajos ingresos con una atención médica de calidad. Trabajamos con una red de socios para eliminar las disparidades de salud y alcanzar nuestra visión de que el condado de Travis se convierta en una comunidad saludable modelo.
Acerca de CommUnityCare
La visión de CommUnityCare es mejorar la salud de la comunidad aumentando el acceso a la mejor atención posible. En la actualidad, CommUnityCare brinda servicios en 25 ubicaciones en el condado de Travis. Cada año, sus centros de salud brindan aproximadamente 360,000 citas médicas y dentales para pacientes que representan a más de 98,000 pacientes individuales.
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