HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.01.20 Email from Shari McCracken - FW_ PLEASE REVIEW_ OptumServe Testing Link
From:McCracken, Shari
To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Lambert, Steve;Lucero, Debra;
McCracken, Shari;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen;Teeter, Doug
Subject:FW: PLEASE REVIEW: OptumServe Testing Link
Date:Friday, May 1, 2020 11:12:21 AM
Attachments:OptumServe.docx
Board Members,
Attached is information on how to register on-line for COVID-19 testing at the Silver Dollar
Fairgrounds site that will open on Monday.
Shari
Shari McCracken
Chief Administrative Officer
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.3305 M: 530.990.5029
***Please note this is a new phone number and update your records accordingly***
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From: York, Danette <DYork@buttecounty.net>
Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 10:06 AM
To: McCracken, Shari <SMcCracken@buttecounty.net>
Subject: FW: PLEASE REVIEW: OptumServe Testing Link
Public Health Administration Danette York, M.P.H., Director
Andy Miller, M.D., Health Officer
202 Mira Loma Drive T: 530.552.4000
buttecounty.net/publicheal
Oroville, California 95965 F: 530.538.2164
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May 1, 2020
To: Butte County Healthcare Partners
SUBJECT: COVID-19 Testing Offered by the State in Butte County
This message is intended to inform you of increased availability of specimen collection for COVID-19 PCR
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, 2020. This test will detect the presence of the virus to provide
testing to begin in our county on May 4
information for the diagnosis of active COVID-19 illness. It will not detect antibodies and does not provide
information on immunity to COVID-19.
The State of California is working with Butte County Public Health and OptumServe to open a specimen
collection site to identify positive cases of COVID-19 in our community. The state has selected Butte County as
a location to receive larger testing availability, giving us
. Specimens will be sent to Quest
reference labs for processing.
The site will be located at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St, Chico, CA 95928. It will be fully staffed
and set up to accommodate a number of persons with “walk through” testing capability. OptumServe will be
able to serve about 11 people per hour with a total of 96-132 per day.
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Specimen collection will be available M-F from 7:00 AM – 7:00PM . Starting May 2
. Phone
appointments can be scheduled through the OptumServe online portal: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
registration for persons without internet access by calling 888-634-1123.
While scheduling appointments through the OptumServe portal, individuals will be prompted to enter their
insurance information if applicable. If they are uninsured or underinsured, the State will cover the cost of
specimen collection with no cost to the client. A healthcare provider referral is not necessary.
Three major groups have been identified within our population who directly interact with people on a daily
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basis, and will be able to receive testing as recommended by their employer. (1) All healthcare workers, 1
(2)
responders, law enforcement, and employees of agencies who serves those experiencing homelessness.
Supply chain workers and crucial infrastructure (e.g. grocery store clerks, public transit, and sanitation
(3) Those who interact regularly with vulnerable individuals and/or critical workers.
workers).
Please direct patients or your employees to the online portal to register. In the future, we will likely have the
ability to block portions of the schedule for healthcare facilities and critical infrastructure businesses.
Patient data will be entered into the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE). Each
patient will receive a card at the time their specimen is collected to go to LHI.CARE for test results. Test results
will be available within 48-72 hours. If a specimen collected comes back positive, an OptumServe nurse will be
reaching out to the individual to provide counselling and education.