Shawnee Health Service, en coordinaci\u00f3n con el estado de Illinois y la Asociaci\u00f3n de Atenci\u00f3n Primaria de Salud de Illinois, ampliar\u00e1 el acceso a las pruebas de COVID-19 para los residentes de Illinois de alto riesgo con s\u00edntomas de COVID-19. La expansi\u00f3n de las pruebas ayudar\u00e1 a reducir la transmisi\u00f3n de la enfermedad y mejorar\u00e1 los resultados de salud.<\/p>\n
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En una actualizaci\u00f3n sobre los esfuerzos estatales para expandir las pruebas, el gobernador JB Pritzker anunci\u00f3: \u201cEstamos utilizando nuestra incre\u00edble red estatal de centros de salud calificados a nivel federal para lanzar nuevas ubicaciones de pruebas en comunidades de todo Illinois. Estos nuevos sitios alimentar\u00e1n muestras a nuestra red de capacidad de laboratorio ampliada ".<\/p>\n
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Shawnee Health Service evaluar\u00e1 a las personas con s\u00edntomas de COVID-19. Los s\u00edntomas incluyen fiebre, tos, falta de aire o dificultad para respirar, escalofr\u00edos, dolor muscular, dolor de cabeza, dolor de garganta y nueva p\u00e9rdida del gusto u olfato, seg\u00fan los Centros para el Control y la Prevenci\u00f3n de Enfermedades (CDC).<\/p>\n
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Shawnee Health Service alienta especialmente a los pacientes sintom\u00e1ticos que han estado expuestos a una persona que ha dado positivo en la prueba de COVID-19, que tienen m\u00e1s de 60 a\u00f1os de edad, que tienen una condici\u00f3n de salud cr\u00f3nica, que trabajan en un servicio comunitario esencial, como una tienda de comestibles. tienda o centro de cuidado de ni\u00f1os, o que residen en un refugio temporal, como un refugio para personas sin hogar, para buscar pruebas.<\/p>\n
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Si una persona experimenta s\u00edntomas de COVID-19, debe llamar al (618) 519-9200. Los individuos ser\u00e1n evaluados por tel\u00e9fono. Si se considera necesario, se programar\u00e1 una cita para la prueba en Shawnee Health Care en Carbondale, Carterville o Murphysboro. Las pruebas est\u00e1n abiertas a todos los habitantes del sur de Illinois, independientemente de si son o no pacientes o clientes de Shawnee Health Service.<\/p>\n
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Shawnee Health Service contin\u00faa operando durante la pandemia de COVID-19 como parte de nuestro compromiso con nuestros pacientes y clientes que cuentan con nosotros para su seguridad y bienestar.<\/p>\n
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Shawnee Health Service to partner with State of Illinois to expand COVID-19 testing Shawnee Health Service, in coordination with the State of Illinois and the Illinois Primary Health Care Association, will expand access to COVID-19 testing for high-risk Illinoisans with COVID-19 symptoms.\u00a0 The expansion of testing will help reduce the transmission of the disease and improve health outcomes. In an update on statewide efforts to expand testing, Governor JB Pritzker announced, \u201cWe are utilizing our incredible statewide network of Federally Qualified Health Centers to launch new testing locations in communities across Illinois. These new sites will feed specimens to our network of expanded laboratory capacity.\u201d Shawnee Health Service will test individuals with COVID-19 symptoms. Symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, and new loss of taste or smell, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Shawnee Health Service especially encourages symptomatic patients who have been exposed to an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19, who are over 60 years of age, who have a chronic health condition, who work in an essential community service, such as a grocery store or childcare facility, or who reside in temporary shelter, such as a homeless shelter, to seek testing. If an individual is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, he or she should call (618) 519-9200. Individuals will be screened via phone. If deemed necessary, an appointment will be made for testing at Shawnee Health Care in Carbondale, Carterville, or Murphysboro. Testing is open to all southern Illinoisans, regardless of whether or not they are a patient or client of Shawnee Health Service. Shawnee Health Service is continuing operations during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of our commitment to our patients and clients who count on us for their safety and wellbeing. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n