As Intermountain Healthcare continues to respond to the quickly evolving COVID-19 situation, they're looking at everything through the lens of keeping patients, caregivers, and members of the community as healthy and safe as possible.
Every day the state is testing more and more people. As of today more than 20,000 people have been tested.
What is Intermountain doing to test more people and why is testing so important?
Intermountain Healthcare announced today its ramping-up COVID-19 assessments and curbside testing at 20 community sites throughout Utah that will enable the collection of up to 1,500 samples and 1,000 tests to be processed per day. This is the largest integrated network of community testing sites in the state. Testing locations have been strategically placed to where the needs are the greatest and will help meet the growing demand for COVID-19 tests.
Intermountain has tested more than 9,000 people since March 16 through our community testing program, in-clinic swabs, and hospital patient tests.
We now have 91 hospitalizations and more than 1,000 confirmed cases in Utah, which means there are a lot of people caring for someone who is sick or possibly waiting for test results? What do these people need to do?
According to the CDC's recommendation, if you are sick with COVID-19, suspect you are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, or caring for someone with COVID-19, you should take steps to help prevent the disease from spreading to people in your home and community, which includes:
- Self-isolate at home. Stay home and in another room, away from people. If possible, use a separate bathroom and wear a facemask if someone else is in the same room.
- Clean and disinfect all high-touch surfaces multiple times throughout the day. High-touch surfaces includes phones, remote controls, countertops, light switches, doorknobs, keyboards, etc.
- Wash your hands often.
- Do not share household items like plates, towels, bedding, and pillows.
- Keep track of symptoms (fever, cough, or shortness of breath), which may appear two to 14 days after exposure. If your symptoms worsen, call to seek medical attention. If you need to call 911, notify the emergency dispatcher that you are COVID-19 positive or being evaluated for COVID-19.
There is a lot of information available online, but not all of it is accurate. Where should people turn for the most accurate and up-to-date information?
Good resources for information
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus [cdc.gov]
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 [who.int]
https://coronavirus.utah.gov/ [coronavirus.utah.gov]
https://intermountainhealthcare.org/ [intermountainhealthcare.org] and specifically
https://intermountainhealthcare.org/covid19 [intermountainhealthcare.org]
https://intermountainhealthcare.org/covid19-coronavirus/do-i-need-testing/ [intermountainhealthcare.org]
Your local health department web site
Intermountain COVID-19 Hotline 844-442-5225
Intermountain COVID-19 Assessment & Testing Locations:
Cedar City Instacare | Curbside Collection Only Mon-Sat 9am to 5pm | 962 Sage Dr, Cedar City, UT 84720 |
River Road Instacare | Curbside Collection Only 9am to 5pm | 577 S River Rd, St. George, UT 84790 |
South | ||
Lehi Instacare | Curbside Collection Only 9am to 5pm | 3249 N 1200 W Suite A, Lehi, UT 84043 |
Springville Instacare | Curbside Collection Only 9am to 5pm | 762 W 400 S, Springville, UT 84663 |
Central | ||
AltaView Instacare | Curbside Collection Only 9am to 5pm | 9450 1300 E, Sandy, UT 84094 |
Cottonwood Instacare | Curbside Collection Only 9am to 5pm | 181 Medical Tower Dr, Murray, UT 84107 |
Salt Lake Clinic Instacare | Curbside Collection Only 9am to 5pm | 389 S 900 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 |
Southridge Instacare | Curbside Collection Only 9am to 5pm | 3723 W 12600 S #150, Riverton, UT 84065 |
Taylorsville Instacare | Curbside Collection Only 9am to 5pm | 3845 W 4700 S, Taylorsville, UT 84129 |
North | ||
Bear River Valley Clinic (NOT AN INSTACARE) | Curbside Collection Only M-F 9am to 5pm Sat: 9am to Noon | Located in Bear River Valley Hospital |
Layton Clinic | Curbside Collection Only Mon-Fri 9 am – 5 pm | 2075 University, Layton UT 84041 |
North Cache Valley Instacare | Curbside Collection Only 9am to 5pm | 4088 US-91, Hyde Park, UT 84318 |
North Ogden Instacare | Curbside Collection Only 9am to 5pm | 2400 N Washington Blvd, North Ogden, UT 84414 |
Idaho | ||
Cassia Regional Hospital | Curbside Collection Only Mon-Fri: 9 am – 5 pm | 1501 Hiland Ave, Burley, ID 83318 |
Wasatch Back | ||
Heber Valley InstaCare | Curbside Collection Only Mon-Sun 9am to 5 pm | 1485 South Hwy 40 Heber City Utah 84032 |
Park City Ice Rink (Satellite site for Park City Specialty Clinic) | Curbside Collection Only Mon-Fri: 9 am – 5 pm Sat/Sun: Noon – 6 pm | 600 Gillmor Way, Park City, UT 84060 |
Rural | ||
Ephraim Clinic (NOT AN INSTACARE) | Curbside Collection Only Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm | 525 N Main St, Ephraim, UT 84627 |
Fillmore Clinic (NOT AN INSTACARE) | Curbside Collection Only Mon-Fri 9am to 5 pm | 700 UT-99, Fillmore, UT 84631 |
Garfield Memorial Hospital (Lab Specimen Collection Only – Must have order) | Curbside Collection Only | 200 N 400 E, Panguitch, UT 84759 |
Sevier Valley Family Medicine (NOT AN INSTACARE) 435-893-0580 | Curbside Collection Only Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm | 1000 N Main St Ste A, Richfield, UT 84701 |