Houston Health Dept. announces free COVID-19 testing sites for the week of July 27
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HOUSTON - The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of July 27, 2020.
Texas Division of Emergency Management
The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the department will operate drive-thru testing sites at:
- St. John Northwest Church, 6696 Antoine St.
- Jeanette Hayes Elementary, 21203 Park Timers, Katy,
- Crump Stadium, 12321 High Star Dr.,
- HCC - Northeast Campus, 555 Community College Dr., and
- HCC - South Campus, 1990 Airport Blvd.
TDEM sites require appointments, available by calling 844-778-2455 or visiting txcovidtest.org.
TDEM will also operate two walk-up sites that don’t require appointments at the Merfish Teen Center, 9000 S. Rice Ave, and Bethel’s Place Empowerment Center, 12660 Sandpiper, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bethel’s Place Empowerment Center will also offer tests on Saturday.
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United Memorial Medical Center
United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC) will offer weekday testing at drive-thru test sites at Plaza Americas Mall, 7500 Bellaire Blvd., Houston Community College-Southeast, 6815 Rustic, and Houston Community College-Felix Fraga, 301 N. Drennan St.
The sites don’t require appointments and offer testing from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until reaching its daily capacity of 250 tests.
Other UMMC drive-thru sites opening weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. are:
- UMMC Tidwell, 510 W Tidwell Rd.,
- Forest Brook Middle School, 7525 Tidwell Rd,
- Cullen Middle School, 6900 Scott St., and
- Griggs School, 801 Regional Park Dr.
People needing information about UMMC test sites can call 1-866-333-COVID or visit ummcscreening.com.
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Ibn Sina Foundation
Ibn Sina North Shepherd Community Clinic
5012 N. Shepherd Dr.
Appointment required and available by calling 832-426-3760.
Ibn Sina Wilcrest Community Clinic
11226 S. Wilcrest Dr.
Appointment required and available by calling 281-495-7462.
Houston Health Department/FEMA
The department operates two free drive-thru COVID-19 community-based testing sites open to anyone, regardless of symptoms. Each site has capacity for 650 tests per day and operates Monday through Saturday.
People can call the department’s COVID-19 Call Center at 832-393-4220 between 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. to receive an access code and directions to the nearest community-based site.
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Federally Qualified Health Centers
The health department is providing test kits, lab access and equipment to four local Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) so they can expand their COVID-19 testing capacity. The centers and phone numbers people can call to set up testing appointments are:
- HOPE Clinic, 713-773-0803
- Spring Branch Community Health Center, 713-462-6565
- El Centro de Corazon, 713-660-1880
- Avenue 360 Health and Wellness, 713-426-0027
- Lone Star Circle of Care at the University of Houston, 346-348-1200, and
- Scarsdale Family Health Center, 281-824-1480.
FQHC patients pay what they can afford, based on income and family size, and are not denied services due to inability to pay or lack of insurance.