CVS Expands COVID-19 Testing Sites Across LA County
REDONDO BEACH, CA — CVS Health is expanding its COVID-19 no-cost testing program by adding 35 more test sites Friday at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thrus across California, including four locations in Los Angeles and Orange counties, amid a surge in new coronavirus cases.
The opening of additional test sites adds to the 107 locations previously opened statewide, 45 of them in the Southland.
The nearly 200 additional test sites opening across the country this week are among the more than 1,400 locations CVS Health has opened since May and expand the company's testing capacity to more than 1.5 million tests per month, subject to availability of supplies and lab capacity, according to President and CEO Larry J. Merlo.
In addition to the drive-thru sites, CVS Health has partnered with community organizations to open eight rapid-response community testing sites across the country, including a mobile site together with Medical Mission Adventures, which will be providing testing in Arleta, Sylmar and San Fernando to increase access to testing for uninsured and underserved populations at highest risk for COVID-19, Merlo said.
Nearly 60% of the company's 1,400 test sites across the country, including 81% of sites in California, are in counties that serve communities with the greatest need for support, as measured by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Social Vulnerability Index.
The index tracks a variety of census variables, including poverty, lack of access to transportation and crowded housing that may weaken a community's ability to prepare for and recover from hazardous events like natural disasters and disease outbreaks.
Self-swab tests will be available to individuals meeting U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria, in addition to state and age guidelines.
Patients must register online in advance to schedule an appointment online.
Patients will be required to stay in their cars and will be directed to the pharmacy drive-thru window or a location in the parking lot at a few stores, where they will be provided with a test kit and given instructions, and a CVS Pharmacy team member will observe the self-swab process to ensure it is done properly.
Tests will be sent to an independent, third-party lab for processing and the results will be available in about three days.
Testing will not take place inside any retail locations, and CVS Pharmacy, HealthHUB and MinuteClinic will continue to serve customers and patients.
The additional new testing sites in Los Angeles and Orange counties are located at the following CVS pharmacies:
1676 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim
3208 E. Florence Ave., Huntington Park
4345 W. Century Blvd., Inglewood
5030 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach
The other testing sites in Los Angeles and Orange counties are located at the following CVS pharmacies:
510 S. Beach Blvd., Anaheim
611 S. Brookhurst St., Anaheim
188 Las Tunas Drive, Arcadia
915 E. Arrow Highway, Azusa
3151 Baldwin Park Blvd., Baldwin Park
1550 Puente Ave., Baldwin Park
1820 W. Verdugo Ave. Burbank
21590 E. Valley Blvd., City of Industry
901 S. Central Ave., Compton
2701 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa
1150 Baker St., Costa Mesa
8400 Firestone Blvd., Downey
1030 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock
455 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton
155 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach
16961 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach
15520 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach
16922 Bolsa Chica St., Huntington Beach
17625 Harvard Ave., Irvine
1151 S. Harbor Blvd., La Habra
858 N. Sunset Ave., La Puente
6510 South Street, Lakewood
846 W. Avenue K, Lancaster
25829 Narbonne Ave., Lomita
1250 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach
3401 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos
5176 E. Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles
950 W. Foothill Blvd., Monrovia
10945 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood
3883 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena
8580 Whittier Blvd., Pico Rivera
316 S. Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach
7400 Reseda Blvd., Reseda
602 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente
120 E. Bonita Ave., San Dimas
1204 San Fernando Road, San Fernando
26861 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita
921 Pacific Coast Highway, Seal Beach
1954 Durfee Ave., South El Monte
12444 Beach Blvd., Stanton
1303 W. Sepulveda Blvd., Torrance
15180 Kensington Park Drive, Tustin
10048 Mills Ave., Whittier
19701 Vanowen St., Winnetka
18080 Imperial Highway, Yorba Linda
CVS expanded testing for COVID-19 at drive-thru locations in May, including several locations in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
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City News Service, Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report
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