Maryland is opening four coronavirus drive-thru testing sites in Prince George’s County, including ones in Beltsville and Hyattsville.
As part of an effort to expand testing for the virus, Gov. Larry Hogan announced the sites, where residents can get tested for flu, strep throat, respiratory infection and, with a doctor’s approval, the coronavirus, while staying in their cars.
The sites are designed to minimize interactions between those who may be infected, medical personnel and other patients.
A walk-in testing site now open (not drive-thru) is at MedStar Health Urgent Care in Hyattsville, but you need a doctor’s approval to get tested. You can call 301-276-8800 for more information. You can also first do a video visit online by going to: https://www.medstarhealth.org/medstar-health-evisit/
Outside Hyattsville, it will be at the MVA testing site at 7401 Jefferson Ave.
In Beltsville, the testing site will be at the temporarily decommissioned Motor Vehicle Administration testing site at 11760 Baltimore Ave.
If you feel sick and believe you may have the coronavirus, stay home and call your doctor. Do not go into a doctor’s office, and only go to an emergency room if you are having trouble breathing or other extreme symptoms.
If your doctor approves, you can go to a drive-thru site, when they open.
If you do not have health insurance, you can sign up through Maryland Health Connection, the state’s Obamacare portal, through April 15 as part of a special enrollment period due to coronavirus.
For more information you can call the Prince George’s County hotline at: 301-883-6627 or go to health.mypgc.us/coronavirus.
More information on testing sites in the D.C. area can be found here: https://bit.ly/2UsL6EV
How does the Hyattsville Wire know that these sites are now open, not still being set up? It would be great if you could mention the source of your information. The first link in your article is just to another media article, which does not report that all sites they list are already open.
Thanks John. We have updated the story to say they are opening. There is one testing center open in Hyattsville and the others are opening. For more information you can call the Prince George’s County coronavirus hotline at: 301-883-6627 or go to health.mypgc.us/coronavirus.
That’s great news about the urgent care. Thanks for covering this for us!
Sure thing. And thanks for your comments! A walk-in testing site now open (not drive-thru) is at MedStar Health Urgent Care in Hyattsville, but you need a doctor’s approval to get tested. You can call 301-276-8800 for more information. You can also first do a video visit online by going to: https://www.medstarhealth.org/medstar-health-evisit/
I have Kaiser Insurance-Will I be able to go to Med-star for walk-in-i care and testing
Who can sign up Obamacare for Coronovirus testing? Can illegal aliens or someone on a visiting visa sign up to get tested?
Thanks for sharing. It is vital to have good information.
It’s up and running right now in beltsville. Line of cars is a mile long on both sides of Baltimore Avenue
Thanks David for the update!