Hey, there! Log in / Register
Coranavirus testing site opens in Hyde Park
By adamg on Wed, 04/15/2020 - 4:50pm
Brigham and Women's Hospital is now offering Covid-19 testing at its physicians' office at 1337 Hyde Park Ave. in Hyde Park.
Testing will be available seven days a week between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to Hyde Park residents who are at least 15 and who have a new fever, cough or shortness of breath or who have lost their sense of smell or taste.
No insurance is required, and people will not be asked about their immigration status. No appointment needed, tests will be done on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Neighborhoods:
Free tagging:
Ad:
Support Universal Hub
Help keep Universal Hub going. If you like what we're up to and want to help out, please consider a (completely non-deductible) contribution.
Comments
Thank you, BWH
In particular, thank you for
All well and good, but...
...still, here's the problem...we only accidentally (let's check them all) found a population that was 38% (or whatever) positive and yet totally asymptomatic, because the symptomatic ones were already taken care of. This is the South End/homeless testing referred to earlier in a post by AG.
Until we get an easy fingerstick or something like that, we're going to be missing a significant part of the positive population.
No accident about it
There was a very deliberate effort to test everybody coming into the Pine Street Inn.
And yes, while we may still be falling short on testing, we're seeing a lot more than even just a couple of weeks ago.
FTA cited...
'So this was stunning to us. We were not expecting that. The shelter was certainly not expecting that ...'
Ya, it was an eye-opener.
Federal Transportation Authority?
How do you define FTA there @dmcboston? I'm starting to feel old now...
OK, boomer.
'Federal Transportation Authority?'
NSA. No Such Agency.
'From The Article' cited is what I meant. But you knew that. I hope.
Simply....
Thank you BWH and Staff.
Says no insurance doesnt say no money required
The article says no insurance required, it doesnt say no money required. Saying no insurance required doesnt mean they wont harass people for money some time down the road. And if a person tests positive will they provide treatment at no cost and no insurance
It's free
As in you won't have to pay for it.
Covid treatment is also free in Massachusetts if you have insurance or are on MassHealth. You're not? You can sign up until April 25 at the Health Connector.