Dubois Co. Health Dept. Releases New Info. on Jasper Testing Site Opening Wednesday

FROM LOCAL SOURCES

JASPER -- The Dubois County Health Department is releasing more details about COVID-19 testing of symptomatic patients in Dubois County starting Wednesday.

The new testing site will be located at the National Guard Armory in Jasper.  19 other armories around the state are doing the same, according to Indiana’s chief medical officer Lindsay Weaver.   She says the goal is to perform 30-thousand tests a week on top of the department's own "strike team" testing in hotspots and high-risk settings like long-term care facilities.

See more information below from the Dubois County Health Department.

Indiana State Department of Health announced last week a partnership with OptumServe Health Services to expand COVID-19 testing in Indiana. 

Site: National Guard Armory in Jasper

Testing will begin Wednesday, May 6.

Register by appointment ONLY at https://lhi.care/covidtesting or

by phone at: (888) 634-1123.

Individuals MUST be symptomatic, be a close contact of a positive case, or a symptomatic resident of congregate living settings to be eligible for testing.  You will go to the portal and self-report your symptoms using the online screening tool.  If you qualify, an option will appear to register for an appointment date and time. 

There is NO charge for testing! However, if you do have private health care insurance, you are asked to bring that to the testing site. 

People can expect to get the results within 48 hours.  Optum will send a text or email to the patient if the test is negative.  A phone call will be given if there is a positive test results.

Dubois County Health Department will not be involved with the direct operations of OptumServe's clinics.  Dubois County Health Department will receive the positive cases results of Dubois County residents and will continue to work with the ISDH and local officials to ensure that contacts of the patients are identified and monitored.