PDF Visit us at any of the COVID-19 following five community FREE TESTING 0000061244 00000 n Alarmingly, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are at the highest levels yet in Anchorage, said Bill Falsey, Incident Commander at the Emergency Operations Center. Free testing is also available at Walgreens. More cases have been identified as more tests have been conducted: In June, municipal testing sites were conducting between roughly 100 and 200 tests in total each day, but by August that number began eclipsing 1,000. Containing the virus helps protect hospital capacity and makes it possible for Anchorage to operate at a level closer to normal, Falsey said. All Rights Reserved =14 S(~hc)LB$.oq|83564++S=T2T"5w'I${m5@UkEhO=>t=,YH46% h5}"81w{R3nES`UM]WzA0KKy3]3{Sg@ But note: You need to schedule an appointment, often days in advance. Thats nearly quadruple the June daily average. The five testing sites will be located in the parking lots of the following: ChangePoint Church, 6689 Changepoint Drive, Fairview Community Recreation Center, 1121 East 10th Avenue, Anchorage Church of Christ, 2700 Debarr Road, Muldoon Community Assembly, 7041 Debarr Road, Z.J. And in Anchorage, many residents have recently reported trouble getting tested. First Name. Mountain View Urgent Care: The clinic in Mountain View has free walk-up tests available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport: Testing is behind security, near the Starbucks. The tests are free to the public, and referrals arent required. Update the categories youd like to receive notifications about. Get notifications about news related to the topics you care about. The Municipality of Anchorage is scaling back COVID-19 testing efforts, including reducing testing site hours and changing guidance on who should get tested, as the city continues grappling. The testing sites will be open Mondays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Fridays from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Lex Treinen is covering the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race for Alaska Public Media. Right now COVID Radio is only available at the ChangePoint Church testing site, but she's planning to expand it to the Loussac Library in the next few weeks, and potentially set it up at. There are sites open 7 days per week with free, confidential COVID-19 tests for residents of Anchorage. Symptoms include fever (over 100 F) or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chest pressure or tightness, fatigue, muscle or body aches, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea. In September, as Anchorage saw its highest-ever daily case counts, there were multiple days when more than 1,500 tests were performed, according to data from the city. Capstone at C Street: This site has gotten a lot more traffic in the last few days, but wait times have generally still been shorter than at the Alaska Airlines Center. Anchorage Testing Counts and Trends The full AHD Weekly Health Metrics Report can be found here MbREsMqU . 0000025273 00000 n MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY 11801 Business Blvd Eagle River MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY Z.J. . 0000071744 00000 n Check back on AnchorageCOVIDTest.org for information about where the free test kits are being distributed. Additionally, starting Friday, Visit Healthcare will scale back hours at several sites around the city by 108 hours each week, the company said. For more COVID-19 testing information visit www.muni.org/COVID-19. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage Office of Emergency Management has set up some additional COVID-19 test sites in Anchorage. 0000038604 00000 n Testing is available 24 hours a day at the Ted Stevens International Airport baggage claim. On Friday, July 31, the Municipality of Anchorage will open five new COVID-19 testing sites. Here's where you can get a free COVID-19 test in Anchorage this week Reach him at ltreinen@gmail.com. 0000059066 00000 n Patients seeking tests at the existing test site have reported wait times of several hours in recent weeks as COVID-19 infections have risen. Increased testing capacity leads to quicker identification of cases and more effective disease containment., [Anchorage health officials say city should prepare for return to hunker-down, but mayor seeks more targeted measures]. The five testing sites will be located in the parking lots of the following: ChangePoint Church, 6689 Changepoint Drive. COVID-19 Treatments for Hospitalized Patients, Outpatient COVID-19 Treatments: Information for Healthcare Providers. Status: Open City of Anchorage is offering molecular COVID 19 testing in Anchorage, AK. The busiest sites are the Loussac Library and Changepoint Church, where some people have reported waiting an hour. 0000056659 00000 n Walgreens: Theres a handful of Walgreens locations around Anchorage, making it a convenient option for some. Alarmingly, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are at the highest levels yet in Anchorage, Bill Falsey, incident commander at the emergency operations center, said in a statement. Community Resources. 0000070468 00000 n Because if the money runs out, theres no testing between (Oct.) 18 and 26., Corey Allen Young, spokesman for Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, said that the administration would be submitting a request for additional funding to the Anchorage Assembly in the near future.. Boom in COVID cases prompts Anchorage to open drive-through testing Testing. 0000036119 00000 n 1920 W. Commerce Drive Click on the button or scan this QR code with your smartphone camera or click on the link and share your experience. Alaska Park: Alaska Park has walk-in testing for asymptomatic residents, and has had shorter wait times than most other test sites over the past few days. An omicron-fueled spike in COVID-19 cases is gripping Alaska. The five testing sites will be located in the parking lots of the following: ChangePoint Church, 6689 Changepoint Drive ]VPl(A0LA$}T"-t! . Lakeside, AZ 85929 August 12, 2021 by Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media. At-home antigen tests are a reliable first choice for getting tested. ( Anchorage Daily News) With COVID-19 hospitalizations at near-record levels, a gathering of vaccine skeptics is coming to Anchorage. Its scheduled to end Jan. 31. In June, the Mayors Office and the Anchorage Health Department convened a working group of community experts, which included representatives from the State of Alaska, Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital, Arctic Investigation Program, the Alaska Hospitalist Group, Medical Park Primary Care, and the University of Alaska Anchorage to develop a testing strategy for the Municipality of Anchorage. The tests are free to the public, and . The testing sites will be in the parking lots at: ChangePoint Church, 6689 Changepoint Drive. If a test is not done properly, or if you are in an early stage of infection or already partially recovered, your swab sample might not contain enough viral material to come back positive. Whether you take a COVID-19 test at home or at a testing site, any positive test result is very reliable evidence that you have COVID-19. Community Levels and Community Case Rates. The Municipality of Anchorage is adding five new drive-thru sites where people can test for COVID-19 starting Friday. trailer <<90F80278AF434A43BB458E5FEABD2F3F>]/Prev 172711/XRefStm 2198>> startxref 0 %%EOF 251 0 obj <>stream Before joining the ADN, she interned for The Washington Post. 0000002375 00000 n Vaccine. Holbrook Outpatient Clinic 103 N. 1st Ave Holbrook, AZ 86025. She says that she expects the only potential for delays will be issues with getting samples from Alaska to California for processing. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Visit Healthcare testing sites, which thus far have been used by the Municipality of Anchorage to administer COVID-19 tests to residents, are slowly being changed over as Capstone Family Medicine based out of Wasilla is coming in to take them over. ;qB.q$oRb{`gZ+I^e~k'|~_7ov5hkf}~g_t}O~{"xl=;-?0"eAW_W{CNSo_]ob=Uz6}#}=:w~ge/6gmmKue~ma7JW~goz.~|0gZqThyyPEo7_^bsX@F*x4+~=6Ru=-17L-sBLyZ&A[@ 1y8'tb;;nDep7lkTnNp;PLmm0C}]F[4X -7)1#&Bhuz;s nCsMLQZvjwC*lB50l@>V>Vq Plus, the city has to foot the bill for as long as a year, Gerace said. ml[y" IY/`UzOnV9 zk}+pP Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.. Working with states, counties, government agencies, schools, organizations, and private industry, Visit deploys teams of licensed medical professionals and vital logistics staff for high-volume testing across the U.S. Municipality of Anchorage Emergency Operations Center contact: Audrey Gray, Public Information Officer, Office of Emergency Management, (907) 343-1414, audrey.gray@anchorageak.gov, Municipality of Anchorage to Open Five Additional Testing Sites, ChangePoint Church, 6689 Changepoint Drive, Fairview Community Recreation Center, 1121 East 10, Anchorage Church of Christ, 2700 Debarr Road, Muldoon Community Assembly, 7041 Debarr Road. Lex Treinen is covering the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race for Alaska Public Media. Testing may be required or recommended before and/or after travel. Capstone Clinic temporarily shuts down some testing sites due to Mat-Su The changes come at a moment when, according to state and city data, Anchorage is seeing its highest percentages of tests returning positive results since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, a site on C Street (which replaced the previous site at the Loussac Library) was reporting lines of about an hour as of Monday, Jan. 10. Click on image for more information on At-home COVID-19 Testing. How common are false positives and false negatives? 0000050365 00000 n So far this month, the citys drive-through sites are averaging about 750 tests per day, said Christy Lawton, the Municipalitys Public Health Division manager. Pre-registrationmight save some time but is not required.