With the number of COVID-19 cases increasing in the state and the first case in Northwest Arkansas, Mercy opened a drive-through COVID-19 evaluation site in Rogers.
The Mercy Coronavirus Evaluation Site is exclusively for patients who have a fever of at least 100.4 degrees and respiratory symptoms including cough or shortness of breath and either travel to a high-risk area or have contact with a known patient. Anyone seeking a test must call Mercy’s Coronavirus Evaluation Site line at (479) 717-7585 before arriving. Those not pre-screened will be turned away.
“We will only provide screening for those who meet these requirements because testing prior to the appearance of symptoms can result in a false negative,” said Dr. Steve Goss, president of Mercy Clinic. “It’s critical for our communities that we screen those with the highest risk.”
Mercy is opening this drive-through location at 2090 S. Promenade Blvd. in Rogers to provide a designated place for COVID-19 testing for the Northwest Arkansas community.