COVID-19 testing sites operated by OptumServe Health Services will be closing June 30. Indiana Department of Health officials say community testing networks are now in place at pharmacies, providers, clinics and local health departments.
Continue readingThe Indiana Department of Health continues working to reduce the strain on COVID-19 testing labs. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said Wednesday that the high testing volume has led to longer wait times for results.
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Indiana is expected to add another 95 COVID-19 testing sites in the next few weeks. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box announced Wednesday that her department is using CARES Act funding to provide grants to help local health departments boost testing efforts.
Continue readingState Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box is stressing the importance of contact tracing, after reports of COVID-19 spread at a number of parties and family gatherings.
Continue readingA lack of air conditioning is creating challenges for Indiana’s COVID-19 testing. The state-sponsored sites run by OptumServe were initially set up in National Guard armories. The problem now, according to State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box, is that few if any of those buildings are air conditioned, and there are OSHA guidelines that have to be followed to keep the workers safe.
Continue readingCOVID-19 testing will be available to anyone who wants it, starting Monday. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box announced Friday that all OptumServe testing sites, as well as the State Department of Health’s drive-through sites, will be open to anyone who lives or works in Indiana, regardless of whether they have symptoms or are at high-risk.
Continue readingIndiana is banding labs together in an effort to double the daily COVID-19 testing capacity. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box announced Wednesday that the Indiana State Department of Health is joining with nine other labs to form a lab testing network.
Continue readingA free COVID-19 testing site is opening in Plymouth Monday. Testing will be available at Menominee Elementary School at 815 Discovery Lane, according to the Marshall County Health Department. It’s one of several testing locations opening around the state as part of the Indiana State Department of Health’s agreement with OptumServe Health Services.
Continue readingIndiana is once again expanding its COVID-19 testing guidelines. The first 20 testing sites set up through an agreement with OptumServe Health Services opened Wednesday.
Continue readingEfforts continue to make COVID-19 tests easier to get. Indiana State Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver says the state has put together an online map of testing sites.
Continue readingAnother 50 COVID-19 testing sites will soon be coming to Indiana. Indiana State Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver announced Tuesday that the state has reached an agreement with OptumServe Health Services to operate the new sites.
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