{"id":402869,"date":"2020-12-18T09:34:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T14:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=402869"},"modified":"2020-12-18T09:34:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T14:34:13","slug":"oak-street-health-expands-access-to-covid-19-testing-in-underserved-chicago-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/oak-street-health-expands-access-to-covid-19-testing-in-underserved-chicago-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Oak Street Health Expands Access to COVID-19 Testing in Underserved Chicago Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oak Street Health Expands Access to COVID-19 Testing in Underserved Chicago Communities<\/b><\/p>\n

Organization Providing Free Rapid COVID-19 Tests to All Community Members<\/i><\/p>\n

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–Oak Street Health<\/a>, a network of value-based primary care centers for adults on Medicare, is providing free rapid COVID-19 tests to all members of the Chicago community. In collaboration with the City of Chicago, the primary care provider has already completed more than 2,500 tests, and is welcoming anyone who wants to be tested. The service is completely free, does not require an appointment, and is offered to all people regardless of symptoms, exposure, or insurance status.\n<\/p>\n

\n“Testing remains critical to containing the spread of COVID-19 and keeping Chicagoans safe,” said Christina Anderson, Deputy Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health. “We’re grateful for Oak Street Health’s leadership and effort to broaden testing access to those who need it most. We remain committed to allocating resources and providing support to our partners who are on the frontline of this pandemic, working every day to increase access to testing in communities hit the hardest.”\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThe demand for COVID-19 tests is at an all-time high with cases surging and the holidays upon us,\u201d said Dr. Ali Khan, Executive Medical Director of Oak Street Health. \u201cWe know how challenging access to testing is right now, and that\u2019s especially true in Chicago\u2019s Black and Latino communities, where the virus has already had a cruel and disproportionate impact. Oak Street Health has served the older adults in these neighborhoods for years, providing access to high-quality primary care in order to keep them healthy. We are honored to work with the City of Chicago to bring free testing to anyone who needs it, expanding access where it has been severely lacking and helping to keep our communities safe.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

WHAT: <\/b>Oak Street Health is providing free rapid COVID-19 testing to all members of the community.\n<\/p>\n

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Current testing locations include:<\/b><\/p>\n