GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Due to increasing demand for COVID-19 testing and a nationwide shortage of supplies, Spectrum Health announced Friday eligibility changes for those seeking a test.
The following changes went into effect on Friday, November 13.
- A scheduled appointment is required to get a COVID-19 test. Spectrum Health will not be able to accommodate walk-ins or drive-ins at any of its COVID-19 testing sites without an appointment for that day and location. Click here to learn more about how to be screened and schedule a test.
- If seeking only a test, do not go to the Emergency Department, Urgent Care or Walk-in-Clinics to be tested. Only go to these locations when seeking urgent or emergent care.
- Spectrum Health will be regularly assessing the testing criteria for our patients to ensure that it reserves enough tests for symptomatic patients. As the demand for COVID-19 tests decreases, it will be able to widen the opportunities for people to get a COVID-19 test.
- Other resources. Spectrum Health understands that those who are asymptomatic may still want to be tested. Please go to the State of Michigan website for a list of test sites.
It is recommended those with an exposure to COVID-19 follow public health guidelines and quarantine for 14 days.
The community is urged to continue practicing social distancing, to wear a mask in public and to wash hands frequently. Spectrum Health thanked the public for its support and cooperation as it responds to the increase of COVID-19 in our communities.
For more information, visit Spectrum Health’s COVID-19 resource center here.
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