COVID-19 Community Screening Update for August 9, 2020 Event
Redwood Coast Medical Services (RCMS) is providing the following information related to the COVID-19 community screening that was held in Gualala on August 9, 2020.
All COVID-19 screening tests conducted at the August 9, 2020 screening came back negative.
We would like to use this opportunity to remind all our community members that the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase. Please remain vigilant and follow the Public Health guidelines:
If you believe you have been exposed to a person with COVID19, and are without symptoms, please contact the Coronavirus Hotline at (707) 234-6052 for information about free screening opportunities.
If you become sick with any symptoms of Coronavirus (fevers, chills, cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, loss of taste or smell, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea) please contact RCMS at (707) 884-4005 and a triage nurse will guide you in further care.
Please take care and stay safe.
RCMS Primary Care and Urgent Care are Open
PLEASE CALL BEFORE YOU COME (707) 884-4005
Redwood Coast Medical Services (RCMS) is providing the following information related to the COVID-19 community screening that was held in Gualala on August 9, 2020.
All COVID-19 screening tests conducted at the August 9, 2020 screening came back negative.
We would like to use this opportunity to remind all our community members that the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase. Please remain vigilant and follow the Public Health guidelines:
- Wear your mask.
- Wash hands frequently and avoid touching your face.
- Avoid unnecessary travel.
- Avoid congregating and socializing in groups outside of your family/social bubble.
If you believe you have been exposed to a person with COVID19, and are without symptoms, please contact the Coronavirus Hotline at (707) 234-6052 for information about free screening opportunities.
If you become sick with any symptoms of Coronavirus (fevers, chills, cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, loss of taste or smell, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea) please contact RCMS at (707) 884-4005 and a triage nurse will guide you in further care.
Please take care and stay safe.
RCMS Primary Care and Urgent Care are Open
PLEASE CALL BEFORE YOU COME (707) 884-4005
Free COVID-19 Screening Event in Gualala on August 22, 2020
Redwood Coast Medical Services (RCMS) is pleased to announce that, in collaboration with the Mendocino County Health Department and the UCSF Lab, we will be performing another free COVID19 drive-through screening event in our community. This screening is for ASYMPTOMATIC people (those without symptoms).
Gualala
Saturday, August 22, 2020
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM or until swabs run out
RCMS Gualala Clinic Upper Parking Lot, 46900 Ocean Drive, Gualala
Logistics: Please enter the screening from Highway 1 via Church Street. You will exit via Ocean Drive
Who Can be Screened:
Number of Tests Available: A total of 200 tests will be available. All screening is done on a first come, first served basis.
Procedure: You will be screened in your car. If you walk in, we will have chairs where you can sit to be screened. If there is more than one person in your car, you will be asked to briefly step out of your car for screening. This is done so that you do not contaminate others in the car while screened. While we do our best to respect your privacy, this is a public/outside event, and we cannot guarantee privacy during your screening.
Results: Your results are reported by UCSF to the Mendocino Health Department and you. If you test positive, you will receive a phone call – generally within the first few days after testing. If you test negative, you will NOT receive a phone call. If you get no phone call by Monday August 30th, you are a presumptive NEGATIVE. Please note that RCMS does NOT receive the results of this screening. Therefore, please contact RCMS if you test positive so that we can take care of you! It is not possible to provide you with paperwork that proves you were screened if you test negative.
Why Get Tested: Please be aware that COVID19 is on the rise in our community. Testing events such as this allow us to locate and isolate/quarantine asymptomatic positive cases and their contacts, and is ultimately very protective of the community. It also allows the Health Department to monitor the prevalence of the infection in our community. Thank you for getting screened!
Thank you to our community and medical volunteers who assist at these events.
We appreciate you.
Redwood Coast Medical Services (RCMS) is pleased to announce that, in collaboration with the Mendocino County Health Department and the UCSF Lab, we will be performing another free COVID19 drive-through screening event in our community. This screening is for ASYMPTOMATIC people (those without symptoms).
Gualala
Saturday, August 22, 2020
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM or until swabs run out
RCMS Gualala Clinic Upper Parking Lot, 46900 Ocean Drive, Gualala
Logistics: Please enter the screening from Highway 1 via Church Street. You will exit via Ocean Drive
Who Can be Screened:
- This event is open to anyone who is temporarily or permanently residing in Sonoma or Mendocino County and can provide a physical address from one of these counties.
- This screening is for asymptomatic people without COVID19 symptoms. (i.e. no fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, loss of taste/smell, vomiting/diarrhea.)
- If you have symptoms, do not come to this event, instead, please call RCMS at 707-884-4005 for medical evaluation and care.
Number of Tests Available: A total of 200 tests will be available. All screening is done on a first come, first served basis.
Procedure: You will be screened in your car. If you walk in, we will have chairs where you can sit to be screened. If there is more than one person in your car, you will be asked to briefly step out of your car for screening. This is done so that you do not contaminate others in the car while screened. While we do our best to respect your privacy, this is a public/outside event, and we cannot guarantee privacy during your screening.
Results: Your results are reported by UCSF to the Mendocino Health Department and you. If you test positive, you will receive a phone call – generally within the first few days after testing. If you test negative, you will NOT receive a phone call. If you get no phone call by Monday August 30th, you are a presumptive NEGATIVE. Please note that RCMS does NOT receive the results of this screening. Therefore, please contact RCMS if you test positive so that we can take care of you! It is not possible to provide you with paperwork that proves you were screened if you test negative.
Why Get Tested: Please be aware that COVID19 is on the rise in our community. Testing events such as this allow us to locate and isolate/quarantine asymptomatic positive cases and their contacts, and is ultimately very protective of the community. It also allows the Health Department to monitor the prevalence of the infection in our community. Thank you for getting screened!
Thank you to our community and medical volunteers who assist at these events.
We appreciate you.
COVID-19 Announcement - August 5, 2020
Redwood Coast Medical Services (RCMS) would like to inform our community that we diagnosed three community members with COVID-19 in the last three days at the RCMS clinic. Although Mendocino County Health is reporting one new case in the “South Coast” region on their August 5, 2020 update, RCMS has reported three positives to the Public Health Department in the last three days.
These patients were appropriately managed in the clinic with our COVID19 precautions and protocols and proper personal protective equipment was used. The patients were evaluated in the special respiratory section of the Gualala clinic, and immediately sent home to isolate/quarantine upon evaluation and testing.
We would like to use this opportunity to remind all our community members that coronavirus cases are increasing in our surrounding regions. Please remain vigilant and follow the Public Health guidelines:
Wear your mask.
Wash hands frequently and avoid touching your face.
Avoid unnecessary travel.
Avoid congregating and socializing in groups outside of your family/social bubble.
If you believe you have been exposed to a person with COVID19, and are without symptoms, please contact the Coronavirus Hotline at (707) 234-6052 for information about free screening opportunities.
As a reminder, RCMS is hosting a free COVID-19 screening event on August 9, 2020 at 9:00 AM at the RCMS Gualala Clinic Upper Parking Lot at 46900 Ocean Drive, Gualala. Please note the testing location has changed from Mary Star of the Sea parking lot to the RCMS Gualala Clinic Upper Parking Lot. 200 tests are available and this is a first come/first served event. This testing event is for asymptomatic patients. For more information on this testing event visit our webpage: https://www.rcms-healthcare.org/news/free-covid-19-screening-event-in-gualala-on-august-9-2020
If you become sick with any symptoms of Coronavirus (fevers, chills, cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, loss of taste or smell, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea) please contact RCMS at (707) 884-4005 and a triage nurse will guide you in further care.
Please take care and stay safe.
Redwood Coast Medical Services (RCMS) would like to inform our community that we diagnosed three community members with COVID-19 in the last three days at the RCMS clinic. Although Mendocino County Health is reporting one new case in the “South Coast” region on their August 5, 2020 update, RCMS has reported three positives to the Public Health Department in the last three days.
These patients were appropriately managed in the clinic with our COVID19 precautions and protocols and proper personal protective equipment was used. The patients were evaluated in the special respiratory section of the Gualala clinic, and immediately sent home to isolate/quarantine upon evaluation and testing.
We would like to use this opportunity to remind all our community members that coronavirus cases are increasing in our surrounding regions. Please remain vigilant and follow the Public Health guidelines:
Wear your mask.
Wash hands frequently and avoid touching your face.
Avoid unnecessary travel.
Avoid congregating and socializing in groups outside of your family/social bubble.
If you believe you have been exposed to a person with COVID19, and are without symptoms, please contact the Coronavirus Hotline at (707) 234-6052 for information about free screening opportunities.
As a reminder, RCMS is hosting a free COVID-19 screening event on August 9, 2020 at 9:00 AM at the RCMS Gualala Clinic Upper Parking Lot at 46900 Ocean Drive, Gualala. Please note the testing location has changed from Mary Star of the Sea parking lot to the RCMS Gualala Clinic Upper Parking Lot. 200 tests are available and this is a first come/first served event. This testing event is for asymptomatic patients. For more information on this testing event visit our webpage: https://www.rcms-healthcare.org/news/free-covid-19-screening-event-in-gualala-on-august-9-2020
If you become sick with any symptoms of Coronavirus (fevers, chills, cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, loss of taste or smell, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea) please contact RCMS at (707) 884-4005 and a triage nurse will guide you in further care.
Please take care and stay safe.
Free COVID-19 Screening Event in Gualala on August 9, 2020
Redwood Coast Medical Services (RCMS) is pleased to announce that, in collaboration with the Mendocino County Health Department and the UCSF Lab, we will be performing another free COVID19 drive-through screening event in our community.
Gualala
Sunday, August 9, 2020
9:00 AM until swabs run out (last swabbing will occur at noon if there are any swabs left)
Location: RCMS Gualala Clinic Upper Parking Lot
Logistics: Please Enter from Highway One, driving up Church Street on the east side of Highway One. DO NOT enter from the Ocean Drive side.
Who Can be Screened:
- Any resident of Mendocino or Sonoma County can be screened.
- This screening is for asymptomatic people without COVID19 symptoms. (i.e. no fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, loss of taste/smell, vomiting/diarrhea.)
- If you have symptoms, do not come to this event, instead, please call RCMS at 707-884-4005 for medical evaluation and care.
Number of Tests Available: A total of 200 tests will be available. All screening is done on a first come, first served basis.
Procedure: Screening with be with a nasal swab sitting in your car. If you walk up to the event, you will be screened in a chair outside. We will try to respect your privacy, but this is a public/outside event, and we cannot guarantee privacy.
Results: Patients who test positive will receive a phone call from the Health Department. RCMS does not receive your results. If you do not receive a phone call from the Health Department by August 18th, you are a “presumptive negative”. Negative patients will NOT receive a phone call.
Why Get Tested: Testing events are a way to gather COVID-19 prevalence data in our community. It helps us to know the numbers of asymptomatic carriers, and the risk to our community, as we try to reopen from the COVID-19 pandemic. We request that community members continue to participate in these free screening opportunities. It is helpful for you to know, and helpful for the community.
This event is staffed by community volunteers and RCMS medical staff.
We would like to thank them deeply for their efforts and time.
Redwood Coast Medical Services (RCMS) is pleased to announce that, in collaboration with the Mendocino County Health Department and the UCSF Lab, we will be performing another free COVID19 drive-through screening event in our community.
Gualala
Sunday, August 9, 2020
9:00 AM until swabs run out (last swabbing will occur at noon if there are any swabs left)
Location: RCMS Gualala Clinic Upper Parking Lot
Logistics: Please Enter from Highway One, driving up Church Street on the east side of Highway One. DO NOT enter from the Ocean Drive side.
Who Can be Screened:
- Any resident of Mendocino or Sonoma County can be screened.
- This screening is for asymptomatic people without COVID19 symptoms. (i.e. no fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, loss of taste/smell, vomiting/diarrhea.)
- If you have symptoms, do not come to this event, instead, please call RCMS at 707-884-4005 for medical evaluation and care.
Number of Tests Available: A total of 200 tests will be available. All screening is done on a first come, first served basis.
Procedure: Screening with be with a nasal swab sitting in your car. If you walk up to the event, you will be screened in a chair outside. We will try to respect your privacy, but this is a public/outside event, and we cannot guarantee privacy.
Results: Patients who test positive will receive a phone call from the Health Department. RCMS does not receive your results. If you do not receive a phone call from the Health Department by August 18th, you are a “presumptive negative”. Negative patients will NOT receive a phone call.
Why Get Tested: Testing events are a way to gather COVID-19 prevalence data in our community. It helps us to know the numbers of asymptomatic carriers, and the risk to our community, as we try to reopen from the COVID-19 pandemic. We request that community members continue to participate in these free screening opportunities. It is helpful for you to know, and helpful for the community.
This event is staffed by community volunteers and RCMS medical staff.
We would like to thank them deeply for their efforts and time.
