1. Scarce COVID-19 Testing Capabilities at Urgent Care Centers in States with Greatest Disease Burden
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Siddharth Jain, Daniel H. Wiznia, Michael Najem, Howard P. Forman, Alison Mosier-Mills, Laurie Yousman, Grace Jin, Akshay Khunte, and Walter Hsiang
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,business.industry ,Phone ,Medicine ,Snapshot (computer storage) ,Disease ,Medical emergency ,business ,medicine.disease ,Disease burden - Abstract
As of March 22, 2020, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has reached nearly 30,000. While rapid and accessible diagnosis is paramount to monitoring and reducing the spread of disease, COVID-19 testing capabilities across the U.S. remain constrained. For many individuals, urgent care centers (UCCs) may offer the most accessible avenue to be tested. Through a phone survey, we describe the COVID-19 testing capabilities at UCCs and provide a snapshot highlighting the limited COVID-19 testing capabilities at UCCs in states with the greatest disease burden.
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- 2020
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