Rite Aid Joins White House COVID-19 Response Working Group
22 März 2020 - 11:21PM
Business Wire
Rite Aid to Pilot COVID-19 Testing at
Philadelphia Location
Today, Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) announced it has joined the White
House COVID-19 Response Working Group. Rite Aid’s mission is to
keep the communities it serves healthy and beginning Monday, March
23, the company is piloting COVID-19 testing at one location in
Philadelphia seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Based on guidance from the Department of Health and Human
Services, the only people who can be tested at this site
are:
- First Responders, Healthcare Workers* (regardless of presence
of symptoms). *This includes only staff with direct contact with
patients (not those in administrative roles) or as determined at
the state level.
- Definition of First Responder: Any individual responding
to the public health task or mission, as determined by the
jurisdiction.
- Definition of Healthcare Worker: Any individual working
or providing direct patient care in acute or critical settings
(hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, emergency
medicine).
Testing will occur in one Rite Aid store parking lot at 7401
Ogontz Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19138. As part of the testing
process, people must remain in their vehicles from the time they
arrive and until they depart.
Please note, media will not be provided access to the secure
testing site or Rite Aid store.
Rite Aid will provide updates as the pilot progresses.
About Rite Aid Corporation
Rite Aid Corporation is on the front lines of delivering
healthcare services and retail products to more than 1.6 million
Americans daily. Our pharmacists are uniquely positioned to engage
with customers and improve their health outcomes. We provide an
array of whole being health products and services for the entire
family through over 2,400 retail pharmacy locations across 18
states. Through EnvisionRxOptions, we provide pharmacy benefits and
services to approximately 4 million members nationwide. For more
information, www.RiteAid.com.
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