MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — Due to the overwhelming amount of people who showed up to receive a drive-thru test for coronavirus at the Landerbrook testing location in Mayfield Heights, University Hospitals is now only testing individuals who receive an order from one of its own doctors.
UH started drive-thru testing at that location on Monday and tested around 350 people for the virus.
.@UHhospitals says it’s tested around 350 patients for #COVID2019 at Landerbrook testing site’s first two days. Planning for 500 tests today. Doctors hoping to get testing time down to 5 minutes per patient. @WEWS #WEWS pic.twitter.com/qNsVa8CnTf
— Scott Noll (@ScottNoll_News) March 18, 2020
Around 500 people are expected to be tested today. Of those people, 100 are employees at the University Hospitals that are deemed “high risk” due to symptoms or exposure.
MORE: @UHhospitals testing around 100 employees deemed high-risk of #COVID19 because of either symptoms or exposure. pic.twitter.com/eVsWN2LsE7
— Scott Noll (@ScottNoll_News) March 18, 2020
To expedite the wait, UH doctors are now giving patients a 30-minute window appointment time.
NEW: @UHhospitals now issuing patients 30-minute windows for testing when they get doctor’s order for #COVID19 testing. Also worked with Mayfield Heights Police to change traffic flow after issues at Landerbrook testing location yesterday. @wews #WEWS pic.twitter.com/X31POrT1Ts
— Scott Noll (@ScottNoll_News) March 18, 2020
The hospital is also working with Mayfield Heights police to clear up traffic issues near the testing location.
