I LIVE IN NYC. SHOULD I GET TESTED FOR COVID-19?
A NOTE FOR UNDOCUMENTED FAMILIES:
HOW CAN I ACCESS TESTING?
WHERE CAN I GO TO BE TESTED?
If you are very sick (experiencing severe shortness of breath, chest pain, acute injury, or other emergent symptoms) or have pre-existing health problems requiring immediate attention, don’t be afraid to call 911 and/or come into the Emergency Room. The medical team is there to care for you.
For more information on testing sites and protocols, visit the NY Department of Health COVID-19 Testing webpage.
- Right now, NYC does not have enough resources available to test everyone let alone the people that are already very sick and showing symptoms.
- Who gets priority in testing?
- You do not need testing if you were previously healthy and have no symptoms, or mild symptoms. If you believe you have been exposed to COVID-19 and/or not sick and/or are mildly ill and can manage at home, your risk could increase being exposed in the hospital. At this time, NYC hospitals are only offering testing for patients who require hospitalization.
- If you are unsure of whether to get tested/seek care and do not have access to a primary care provider, please use the following link here to assess if you need testing, made by a panel of medical experts!
- You can also follow this link to share your symptoms and pre-register for testing through the New York State Department of Health.
- But most importantly, if you have COVID-19 symptoms (fever, cough, or shortness of breath), contact your primary-care doctor first!
- COVID-19 testing ordered by a health care provider is free for all eligible New Yorkers.
A NOTE FOR UNDOCUMENTED FAMILIES:
- Seek testing if indicated, whether or not you plan to apply for documentation in the future! COVID-19 testing and coverage is public charge exempt. Read more here.
HOW CAN I ACCESS TESTING?
- NYU Langone patients: Sign in to MyChart and make a Virtual Urgent Care appointment to consult a doctor from home. Don’t visit the Emergency Department unless your symptoms become severe, advises Steven Salvati, MD, director of Occupational Health Services. Learn more.
- NY-Presbyterian patients: Call your primary care doctor or visit Virtual Urgent Care to consult a doctor from home. Learn more.
- Mount Sinai patients: Call your primary care doctor or visit Virtual Urgent Care to consult a doctor from home.
- Northwell Health Patients: Call the NYC DOH COVID19 hotline at 1-888-364-3065 to get screened, and you may be referred for a test. Visit the Emergency Department if your symptoms become severe.
- All NY residents: Call the New York State COVID19 hotline at 1-888-364-3065 to get screened, or complete the NY Department of Health online screening. Based on the screening results, you may be referred for a test. Visit an emergency department if your symptoms become severe.
- Questions about testing: NYC has a hotline for information from the Department of Health- Call 311 or 1-888-364-3065 with any issues and you will be linked to a person who can answer your questions!
WHERE CAN I GO TO BE TESTED?
- NYC Health and Hospitals:
- For all testing, please call 311 to set up an appointment or call your primary care physician or local hospital
- Mobile Testing:
- Bellevue Hospital Center: 462 First Avenue, NY, NY 10016
- Elmhurst Hospital: 79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst NY 11373
- Harlem Hospital: 506 Lenox Avenue, NY, NY 10037
- Metropolitan Hospital: 1901 First Avenue, NY, NY 10029
- King’s County Hospital: 451 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203
- Lincoln Hospital: 234 East 149th Street, Bronx, NY 10451
- Queens Hospital 82-68 164th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432
- Woodhull Hospital: 760 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY. 11206
- Drive Through:
- Jacobi Hospital Center: 1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY, 10461
- Coney Island Hospital: 2601 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11235
- Queens Hospital and Kings County opening soon
- NYU Langone: For all testing centers, please call 646-987-3525, or schedule an appointment via MyChart
- Long Island at NYU Winthrop: Dr. Martin Spatz Conference Center, 259 First Street, Mineola, NY, 11501. Testing Hours are Mon- Fri 3 pm- 7 pm, with expanded hours coming soon
- NYU Langone Brooklyn Screening Center: 151 55th Street, Brooklyn NY, 11120. Testing Hours are Mon-Fri 9 am-7pm
- NYU Langone Manhattan: 560 First Avenue, next to Perelman Emergency Room. Testing Hours are Mon-Fri 9 am-7pm
- Brooklyn Hospital Center has opened up a testing outdoor tent outside of their Emergency Room, but is limited by the number of tests they can perform
- This facility will pre-screen community members who present with coronavirus symptoms (cough, shortness of breath, fever). You may also call 718-250-8199 from 9AM-6PM to be pre-screened on the phone.
- Testing will only be offered to those with severe symptoms who may be admitted to the hospital.
- Coverage: this will be charged like any ER bill.
- Hours: 8 AM-7PM
- DO NOT GO: if you have no symptoms - please self isolate during this time
- Staten Island and the Bronx Drive Through Facilities: now open, and will provide testing for those who have an appointment scheduled
- If you are over the age of 65, have chronic medical conditions, or have cough, fever, or difficulty breathing, all symptoms of COVID-19
- Call your primary care physician or this hotline (1-888-364-3065) to get pre-screened, and then you may be referred for a test
- Get tested
- Self-Quarantine until the results of the test have returned. If you develop symptoms or they worsen, please call your primary care physician or hotline above and they will direct you to the proper care
- Coverage: it will be covered by insurance or by the state of NY, as long as you set up the appointment through the hotline or your primary care doctor.
If you are very sick (experiencing severe shortness of breath, chest pain, acute injury, or other emergent symptoms) or have pre-existing health problems requiring immediate attention, don’t be afraid to call 911 and/or come into the Emergency Room. The medical team is there to care for you.
For more information on testing sites and protocols, visit the NY Department of Health COVID-19 Testing webpage.
This site was created by medical and graduate students in order to provide information about COVID-19. Information is not being provided by a licensed physician and therefore should not be considered medical advice. The website creators are not responsible for any decision made based on the information on this site.