MONTGOMERY COUNTY – Montgomery County Public Health District, in conjunction with Montgomery County Hospital District, would like to issue a statement regarding a drive-thru testing site in Montgomery County. Earlier today, America’s ER released information regarding a COVID-19 testing site offering testing for $150 cash only with no criteria necessary to test. As healthcare organizations, neither MCPHD or MCHD would ever endorse medical testing on a cash-only basis without criteria involving actual symptoms of COVID-19. We understand the need to for more testing, but this does not adhere to CDC guidelines or any Public Health guideline considering the current scarcity of available tests.
If you believe you are experiencing severe symptoms of COVID-19 and need help finding another testing site, please call our Public Health/MCHD hotline number at 936-523-5040.
One would like to think this place was shut down immediately after the county was made aware of it.
Altho I haven’t been all iver Montgomery County, I have never heard of “America’s ER”…also, I was under tbe impression that these covid tests were free..and that only those who were exhibiting symptoms would be allowed these tests.
So if MCHD is aware of such a drive thru testing facility that is obviously not following protocols, have steps been taken to shut it down?