Coronavirus Testing: New Drive-Thru Site At Miami-Dade Youth Fairgrounds
MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Florida International Unversity, in conjunction with the Florida Department of Health, has opened a new drive-thru coronavirus test site at the Miami-Dade Youth Fairgrounds.
The entrance to the site will be at SW 107th Avenue and 20th Street. Testing will be performed daily, by appointment only, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Appointments can be made by calling (305) 499-8767. The call center opens at 9 a.m. and takes appointments for the following day until all 300 slots are filled. The call center then closes until the next day at 9 a.m.
To qualify for testing, a person must be at least 18 years old and have symptoms associated with COVID-19.
"This latest testing site joins our county's growing network of testing sites which includes Marlins Park, the South Dade Government Center, and the Hard Rock Stadium," said Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. "We want to thank Florida International University, Dr. Eneida Roldan with the Florida Department of Health, for partnering with us to open the site."
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"We are here to serve our community. All healthcare workers are onboard, we have medical students, we have physician assistant students, we have nursing students, we have public health, so this is a true collaboration of all the colleges across Florida International University," said Dr. Roldan.
"Opening a COVID-19 testing site allows us to do both. It is our hope that this partnership helps bring about a measure of comfort and access to our community," said FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg in a statement.
FIU researchers will be testing a simple algorithm developed by doctors at FIU to triage patients.
"There is still a lot that we can learn and maybe even lives that we can save by widespread testing," said Dr. Roldan, who will serve as clinical director for the testing site.
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