Kosciusko County COVID-19 Testing Site Expanding Hours Again To Meet Need
Kosciusko County COVID-19 Testing Site Expanding Hours Again To Meet Need
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Kosciusko County COVID-19 Testing Site Expanding Hours Again To Meet NeedBowen Center announced it will again expand the hours for its free COVID-19 drive-through testing site located at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds Shrine Building in Warsaw.
The site has seen a 205% increase in visits over the last three weeks. The hours were expanded on Monday of this week and already the number of those seeking a test have doubled from the previous week, according to a news release Friday from the Bowen Center. Beginning on Wednesday, Aug. 25, the hours will be Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Tuesday, 2 to 6 p.m.; and the second Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
English/Spanish language technicians are available to administer the tests, which are free and available to anyone 2 years old and up. You do not need an appointment, a doctor’s referral, insurance or to be a resident of Kosciusko County. For more information, call 574-372-3517 or 574-372-2353.
The COVID-19 testing site opened in October 2020 and has been one of the highest volume state-sponsored test sites in Indiana, the release states. The drive-through site is operated by Bowen Center and Bowen Health Clinic on behalf of the Indiana Department of Health and the Kosciusko County Health Department with assistance from the Northern Indiana Hispanic Health Coalition, Ivy Tech Community College – Warsaw, Kosciusko Community Hospital, WJ Carey Construction, the Kosciusko County Fair Board, Wildman Business Group and DM Trump Construction LLC.
A free vaccination registration assistance hotline is available to assist those who do not have access to a computer or internet access, are uncomfortable or unable to use a computer. The hotline number, which is available Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., is 574-347-4256. If the call volume is high, callers may be requested to leave contact information for the operators to return their call. The service is provided by Bowen Center and Bowen Health Clinic on behalf of the Kosciusko County Health Department with support from the City of Warsaw and the K21 Health Foundation.
