Drive-through Satellite Testing: An Efficient Precautionary Method of Screening Patients for SARS-CoV-2 in a Rural Healthcare Setting | Zendy

Paul Molling | Zendy; Tanner T. Holst | Zendy; Benjamin G. Anderson | Zendy; Kevin T. Fitzgerald | Zendy; Megan Eddy | Zendy; Bradley D. Weber | Zendy; Brenda Schwan | Zendy; Chris J. Heiderscheit | Zendy; Andrew R. Jagim | Zendy

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Drive-through Satellite Testing: An Efficient Precautionary Method of Screening Patients for SARS-CoV-2 in a Rural Healthcare Setting

Author(s) -

Paul Molling,

Tanner T. Holst,

Benjamin G. Anderson,

Kevin T. Fitzgerald,

Megan Eddy,

Bradley D. Weber,

Brenda Schwan,

Chris J. Heiderscheit,

Andrew R. Jagim

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of primary care and community health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2150-1327

pISSN - 2150-1319

DOI - 10.1177/2150132720947963

Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , transmission (telecommunications) , covid-19 , medical emergency , work (physics) , health care , population , family medicine , environmental health , nursing , economic growth , disease , mechanical engineering , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics

The first documented case of COVID-19 in the United States occurred on January 30th, 2020. Soon after, a global pandemic was declared in March 2020 with each state issuing stay at home orders based on population, risk for community transmission and current number of positive cases. A priority for each region was to develop efficient systems for testing large patient volumes in a safe manner to reduce the risk of community transmission. A community based United States health care system in the upper mid-west implemented a drive through testing site in an attempt to divert suspected cases of COVID-19 away from larger patient areas while protecting staff and patients. This commentary outlines the planning, work flow and challenges of implementing this drive through testing site in a rural community setting.

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