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From:Almaguer, Lisa
Subject:For Immediate Release: New OptumServe COVID-19 Testing Site in Butte County, on CSU, Chico Campus
Date:Wednesday, March 3, 2021 8:07:09 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2021
New OptumServe COVID-19 Testing Site in Butte County, on CSU, Chico Campus
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. – Butte County Public Health (BCPH) announces a second testing location for
the State’s COVID-19 Testing Site, OptumServe, to open March 4, on the California State University,
Chico campus.
The new testing site will be located in the Shurmer Gymnasium on the CSU, Chico Campus (near the
intersection of W. 1st St. and Warner St.). This location is considered a Traveling Testing Team and
will operate two days a week. Appointments are open to the public and scheduled every Thursday &
Friday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Free parking is available in the stadium parking lot ¼ mile north of the
gym off Warner Street.
BCPH is grateful to CSU, Chico for providing a centralized testing location for all Butte County
residents, conveniently located for students, staff, and faculty.
“Providing enough COVID-19 testing is just one way we can all help to monitor the coronavirus,” said
CSU, Chico Associate Vice President of Facilities and Capital Projects Mike Guzzi, who is also the
University’s Emergency Operations Director. “With the existing infrastructure of Shurmer Gym
already in place, Chico State is proud to be able to offer another testing option for the entire Chico
community and to do its part in helping to stop the spread.”
The OptumServe testing site located at 900 Mangrove Avenue in Chico remains open to the public
six days a week. Both OptumServe testing sites are by appointment only. Schedule your
appointment:
Online at: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
By phone: 1-888-634-1123
Testing for COVID-19 remains an important tool to stop the spread of illness and remains a top
priority for BCPH. If you have symptoms or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you
should get tested. This is true even after being vaccinated as you may still be able to spread the
disease to others who are not vaccinated.
For more information on COVID-19 testing including a list of all testing sites in Butte County, visit:
www.buttecounty.net/ph/COVID19/Testing
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Lisa Almaguer
Communications Manager / PIO
BUTTE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
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