Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center has opened two drive-through COVID-19 screening sites - providing a safe, effective option for their patients to receive screening, while reducing the risk to other patients and staff that is caused by screening for the virus within the clinics.
The drive-through sites are located at the Hillsboro Stadium in Washington County and at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds in McMinnville.
Screening is by appointment only. All patients must first be screened by a Virginia Garcia provider to ensure the test is appropriate for their circumstance. Individuals who have not been assessed by a Virginia Garcia provider and do not have an appointment will not be eligible for screening.
“The health and safety of our patients and the community remains Virginia Garcia’s top priority.” said Gil Muñoz, Virginia Garcia CEO. “We are reminding our patients that while they may not consider themselves at risk, they can help to slow the spread and protect our most vulnerable community members by adhering to social distancing and staying at home.”
If you are not a Virginia Garcia patient, you are encouraged to contact your primary care provider and speak with them about your symptoms and the need for an appointment. If you do not have a primary care provider and would like to become a Virginia Garcia patient, you can find more information about enrollment at on the Virginia Garcia patient page.
“The launch of the drive-through screening clinic allows us to expand our ability to identify potentially positive Covid-19 patients beyond our five primary care clinics.” said Hazel Wheeler, Health and Safety Program Manager for Virginia Garcia. “The expanded screening will help to identify those that may have the virus more quickly, and provide them with the care they need while reducing the likelihood that they’ll spread it to others.”
The community is encouraged to help prevent the spread of illness and to support the response to this outbreak by staying informed and sharing reliable information. This is a very fluid situation and information will be updated at cdc.gov/coronavirus.
- updated 4/24/2020
