COVID-19 testing capabilities at urgent care centers in states with greatest disease burden [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Authors :: Walter Hsiang
Howard Forman
Siddharth Jain
Akshay Khunte
Grace Jin
Laurie Yousman
Michael Najem
Alison Mosier-Mills
Daniel Wiznia
Author Affiliations :: <relatesTo>1</relatesTo>Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA<br /><relatesTo>2</relatesTo>Yale School of Management, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA<br /><relatesTo>3</relatesTo>Department of Radiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA<br /><relatesTo>4</relatesTo>Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA<br /><relatesTo>5</relatesTo>Department of Orthopaedics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
Source :: F1000Research. 9:328
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: London, UK: F1000 Research Limited, 2020.
Abstract: While rapid and accessible diagnosis is paramount to monitoring and reducing the spread of disease, COVID-19 testing capabilities across the U.S. remain constrained. For many individuals, urgent care centers (UCCs) may offer the most accessible avenue to be tested. Through a phone survey, we describe the COVID-19 testing capabilities at UCCs and provide a snapshot highlighting the limited COVID-19 testing capabilities at UCCs in states with the greatest disease burden.

Subjects :: Brief Report
Articles
COVID-19
urgent care center
testing
health services

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