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Drive Through COVID-19 Testing Opened To Any With Referral

Hedrick Medical Center and Wright Memorial Hospital tested an additional 77 individuals last week, bringing the total tested through the hospital drive through testing to 514.  That numbers include:

  • Wright Memorial tested 137 from Grundy County, 34 from Mercer County, and 22 from other counties
  • Hedrick tested 222 Livingston County residents and 99 from other counties

The drive through testing offers by St Luke’s Health Systems in Chillicothe is no open to patients from any referring physician.  All residents in the region who meet testing criteria and obtain a referral from a health care provider may be tested.

To be tested, individuals must have any new symptom, including but not limited to:

  • Fever of 100 degrees or higher
  • Loss of smell or taste
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath
  • Diarrhea
  • Sore throat
  • Body aches

They must also have a referral from a healthcare provider.