COVID-19 Testing Update from May 24, 2020 Screening Event
On May 24, 2020 Redwood Coast Medical Service (RCMS) conducted a COVID-19 screening event in partnership with the Mendocino and Sonoma County Health Departments. A total of 212 individuals were tested.
RCMS has been informed that all tests came back negative.
We sincerely appreciate the participants, the volunteers, and our staff for their involvement in this important activity for our community.
RCMS acknowledges the long and unexpected delay in the COVID-19 screening results from this test, which was due to limited capacity for the labs to process so many samples. RCMS is committed to working with the Health Departments of Mendocino and Sonoma Counties to perform future screenings. We will also continue to advocate for means to do this in a more timely, efficient and geographically accessible fashion.
As a reminder, free COVID-19 testing is available through OptumServe in Ukiah, Santa Rosa and Petaluma by appointment. If you are going to one of these areas on other business, consider scheduling an appointment for COVID-19 testing. You can schedule an appointment online at https://lhi.care/covidtesting or via phone: (888) 634-1123.
Please continue to follow the guidelines given out by Public Health Departments and stay safe and healthy.
On May 24, 2020 Redwood Coast Medical Service (RCMS) conducted a COVID-19 screening event in partnership with the Mendocino and Sonoma County Health Departments. A total of 212 individuals were tested.
RCMS has been informed that all tests came back negative.
We sincerely appreciate the participants, the volunteers, and our staff for their involvement in this important activity for our community.
RCMS acknowledges the long and unexpected delay in the COVID-19 screening results from this test, which was due to limited capacity for the labs to process so many samples. RCMS is committed to working with the Health Departments of Mendocino and Sonoma Counties to perform future screenings. We will also continue to advocate for means to do this in a more timely, efficient and geographically accessible fashion.
As a reminder, free COVID-19 testing is available through OptumServe in Ukiah, Santa Rosa and Petaluma by appointment. If you are going to one of these areas on other business, consider scheduling an appointment for COVID-19 testing. You can schedule an appointment online at https://lhi.care/covidtesting or via phone: (888) 634-1123.
Please continue to follow the guidelines given out by Public Health Departments and stay safe and healthy.
Awaiting Results from May 24 COVID-19 Screening
Update from Ara Chakrabarti, CEO
"RCMS did more than 210 COVID-19 screening tests on Sunday, May 24. We have not received the results of these tests yet. We will keep the community informed once the test results are back from the lab."
Update from Ara Chakrabarti, CEO
"RCMS did more than 210 COVID-19 screening tests on Sunday, May 24. We have not received the results of these tests yet. We will keep the community informed once the test results are back from the lab."
Free COVID-19 Screening
Please note that the screening is for asymptomatic people only. If anyone has symptoms, they should not come to the event. They should call the clinic at 707-884-4005 to make other arrangements.
RCMS is pleased to announce that, in collaboration with the Mendocino and Sonoma County Health Departments, we will be performing another COVID19 screening event. Residents of both Sonoma County and Mendocino County are invited to attend. We are hopeful that this will be the beginning of recurrent screening events for our counties.
When: Sunday May 24, 2020 from 8:00 am until we run out of swabs
How Many Will Be Screened: 300
Who can be screened:
What do you need to bring:
Where is the screening: The upper parking lot at RCMS, by the Treatment Tent. (You will be directed by a “Traffic Person” to your parking spot.) PLEASE DO NOT GO TO THE RCMS BUILDING.
What to expect:
Please note that the screening is for asymptomatic people only. If anyone has symptoms, they should not come to the event. They should call the clinic at 707-884-4005 to make other arrangements.
RCMS is pleased to announce that, in collaboration with the Mendocino and Sonoma County Health Departments, we will be performing another COVID19 screening event. Residents of both Sonoma County and Mendocino County are invited to attend. We are hopeful that this will be the beginning of recurrent screening events for our counties.
When: Sunday May 24, 2020 from 8:00 am until we run out of swabs
How Many Will Be Screened: 300
Who can be screened:
- ROUND 1: 8:00am – 10:30am: ONLY First Responders (e.g. EMTs, Firefighters, Police/Security, Medical Personnel) AND Essential Personnel (Post Office Employees, Government Employees, Store Employees and others who have been working in front line positions servicing the community during Shelter in Place). This is not invitation only – so any person meeting the above criteria is welcome to get screened (until we run out of swabs). If you do not meet ROUND 1 screening criteria, you will be asked to return after 10:30am to ROUND 2 screening.
- ROUND 2: 10:30am – until we run out of swabs: ANY resident of Sonoma County or Mendocino County who would like to be screened for COVID19. This includes First Responders and Essential Personnel who could not make it to Round 1.
What do you need to bring:
- If you are in ROUND 1: ( First Responder or Essential Worker), bring proof of your job (work ID, EMT license, paystub from your work, or some other proof of your work) and 2) a photo ID which proves you are a Sonoma/Mendocino county resident.
- If you are in ROUND 2: Bring a photo ID with your name and date of birth which proves you are a Sonoma/Mendocino county resident.
Where is the screening: The upper parking lot at RCMS, by the Treatment Tent. (You will be directed by a “Traffic Person” to your parking spot.) PLEASE DO NOT GO TO THE RCMS BUILDING.
What to expect:
- Drive to the upper RCMS parking lot at the Gualala clinic. DO NOT GO TO THE MAIN RCMS BUILDING. You will be stopped by a Traffic Volunteer who will ask to see IDs, and collect personal information, of all persons in your vehicle.
- You will be directed into a parking space. Stay in your vehicle. You will be met by a second volunteer who will complete paperwork for you and all persons in your vehicle.
- If you are alone in your vehicle, you will be tested for COVID19 sitting in your vehicle. If there is more than one person in your vehicle, you will be asked to leave the vehicle to be tested (so you do not contaminate other passengers)
- You will be swabbed in your nose or your throat.
- Test kits will be sent to a lab at UCSF. Results may take 4-7 days to return. You will receive a phone call with your results from the health department once testing has returned. You do not need to isolate/quarantine at home while awaiting your results. If you test COVID19 positive, you will be contacted by RCMS for your medical care, and the Health Department to isolate for 14 days and to do contact tracing.
- PLEASE NOTE: Screenings are public events. We will do our best to respect your privacy when possible, but your screening will be performed in a public space, and may be observed by other people who are also attending the screening.
