Rite Aid Opens New COVID-19 Testing Sites Across New Jersey, Ohio and Michigan
19 Juni 2020 - 3:30PM
Business Wire
Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) is further expanding its COVID-19 testing
capabilities with five additional drive-through locations opening
Monday, June 22, 2020, through its partnership with the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Like Rite Aid’s existing testing sites, the new locations will
utilize self-swab nasal tests overseen by Rite Aid pharmacists, and
will operate Monday through Friday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Saturday
and Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Rite Aid’s COVID-19 nasal tests are available for all adults,
regardless if they are experiencing virus symptoms, in accordance
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance.
At all testing locations, patients are required to provide
government issued identification, be at least 18 years old and need
to pre-register online at www.riteaid.com in order to schedule a
time slot for testing.
Now operating 97 total testing sites, Rite Aid will have the
capacity to conduct more than 48,000 tests weekly across all
locations through online appointments.
The five new testing sites are located at the following Rite Aid
stores:
- 76 Smith Street in Perth Amboy, N.J.
- 3553 Washington Road in Parlin, N.J.
- 101 White Horse Pike in Clementon, N.J.
- 2709 Broadway Avenue in Lorain, Ohio.
- 753 South Grove Street in Ypsilanti, Mich.
A complete list of Rite Aid's COVID-19 testing sites can be
found at www.riteaid.com.
Rite Aid has partnered with Verily and will use its Baseline
COVID-19 Program to provide screening, scheduling and return of
results to participants for Rite Aid testing sites. Rite Aid has
selected BioReference Laboratories to provide COVID-19 laboratory
testing.
Clinical oversight for the COVID-19 testing program is provided
by PWNHealth, a national clinician network that enables safe and
easy access to diagnostic testing.
Rite Aid will continue to provide regular updates on the
company's progress with COVID-19 testing.
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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