Holland Hospital starting drive-thru testing for COVID-19
Sentinel Staff
Mar 18, 2020 at 3:53 PM Mar 18, 2020 at 3:53 PM
HOLLAND — Holland Hospital is adding drive-thru testing for referred individuals to its COVID-19 response plan. The testing will be available only for those who have called the hospital's free screening hotline and require further testing.
For anyone experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness, the COVID-19 screening hotline can be called at 616-394-2080 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Nurses from the hotline will call ahead to the testing site to schedule a drive-thru testing appointment for those deemed to need testing.
"As Holland Hospital continues to work to contain the COVID-19 outbreak and keep health care workers safe and flatten the curve, we are adding an additional level of care for those who call our Free Screening Hotline and require further testing," the hospital said in a release. "Due to the current national shortage of test kits and viral transport media, which is used to collect lab specimens, along with the mandate to preserve health care resources, drive-thru testing is offered only by appointment through our Screening Hotline."
Other measures the hospital is taking to keep workers safe and flatten the curve include the screening hotline, suspension of non-essential services and surgeries, visitor restrictions and screening of all persons entering facilities.