Healthy Connections, Inc., has now provided more than 3,500 free Covid-19 tests throughout Arkansas as part of its mass testing program.
Healthy Connections, a Mena-based nonprofit community health network, has put on 27 events in 13 cities and 11 counties in Arkansas since late May. The result has been 3,544 free Covid-19 tests given. Most of these events were open to the general public and tested anyone who wanted to be tested, regardless of symptoms. These tests are in addition to the Covid-19 tests that have been given in Healthy Connections’ medical clinics.
Healthy Connections staff has spent more than 90 hours testing at these events with varying weather. Some came during heavy rainstorms while others came during extreme heat. During that time, the drive-through events tested patients in cars, trucks, SUVs, vans, motorcycles, lawnmowers, tractors, golf carts, and even some fire engines.
The most tests provided in a single day was 592 on July 16 at the Four States Fair in Texarkana. That event, combined with two events in Benton on July 15, also made for the largest weekly testing total of 840.
Healthy Connections has also spent some time in July testing businesses and their employees.
The next pop-up testing event is scheduled to be Saturday August 15, 2020, at the Farmers Market in Hot Springs. This testing event is open to the public and a part of Difference Makers of Hot Springs’ Community Resource Fair. Testing is scheduled that day from 3 to 6 p.m.
Until then, Healthy Connections is still testing patients at all of its medical clinics in Mena, Little Rock, Hot Springs, Malvern, Arkadelphia, Mount Ida, and De Queen. In-clinic tests are considered medical appointments and patients should call 888-710-8220 to schedule. Healthy Connections accepts Medicaid, ArKids 1st, Medicare, and most private health insurance. There is also a sliding-fee scale for patients without health insurance who qualify. Health insurance companies are waiving all copays for Covid-19 testing. All the information about testing can be found at www.GetTestedFree.com.
Healthy Connections clinics are open, safe, healthy, and here for the communities they serve. The Healthy Connections community health network is a federally-qualified health center (FQHC). Healthy Connections and Evolve Behavioral Health both accept Medicaid, ARKids 1st, Medicare, and most private health insurance. There is also a sliding-fee scale for patients without health insurance who qualify. Medicaid patients may be required to switch their primary care provider to Healthy Connections before they can be seen. Learn more about Healthy Connections at www.healthy-connections.org.
Healthy Connections will expand access for Covid-19 testing by taking our free testing pop-up tour to Benton and Texarkana this week.
Free drive-through testing sites will be available in Benton on Wednesday, July 15, and Texarkana, Ark., on Thursday, July 16. Miller County (Texarkana) will be the 11th Arkansas County to have received free Covid-19 testing.
At the pop-up testing sites, patients don’t even get out of their vehicles. The new “simple” Covid-19 test is much easier to receive and less painful than other tests previously given. No insurance information is collected and patients are through the testing area and on their way in just a few minutes. Results from these tests are being received on average in five to seven days.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
7 a.m. to 11 a.m., River Center, 1800 Citizens Drive, Benton
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Ralph Bunche Park, 1300 S. East St., Benton
Thursday, July 16
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Four States Fairgrounds, 3700 E. 50th St., Texarkana, Ark.
The Healthy Connections Free Covid-19 testing popup tour began on May 21 in De Queen and has seen more than 2,500 tests given in 11 Arkansas counties. This will be the second visit to Benton and the first to Texarkana. See the complete schedule at www.GetTestedFree.com.
Covid-19 testing is also being done at every Healthy Connections clinic. Copays are being waived for Covid-19 testing done in the clinic. Call 888-710-8220 to schedule appointments. The complete schedule and all testing information can be found at www.GetTestedFree.com.
Healthy Connections clinics are open, safe, healthy, and here for the communities they serve. The Healthy Connections community health network is a federally-qualified health center (FQHC). Healthy Connections and Evolve Behavioral Health both accept Medicaid, ARKids 1st, Medicare, and most private health insurance. There is also a sliding-fee scale for patients without health insurance who qualify. Medicaid patients may be required to switch their primary care provider to Healthy Connections before they can be seen. Learn more about Healthy Connections at www.healthy-connections.org.
When asked to provide free Covid-19 testing to as many people as possible, Healthy Connections went on a tour of pop-up sites around the state. The result has been more than 2,000 free Covid-19 tests given in 10 different Arkansas counties.
The Healthy Connections Free Covid-19 testing popup tour began on May 21 in De Queen. Since then, the testing tour has held 15 events that included Hot Springs, Hot Springs Village, Little Rock, Benton, Mena, Malvern, Arkadelphia, Nashville, Glenwood, Mount Ida, and Gurdon. The next scheduled event is July 8 at The Centre at Forest Lakes in Hot Springs.
Covid-19 testing is also being done at every Healthy Connections clinic. Copays are being waived for Covid-19 testing done in the clinic. Call 888-710-8220 to schedule appointments. The complete schedule and all testing information can be found at www.GetTestedFree.com.
Healthy Connections is also making Covid-19 testing available to any business that wants their employees tested. This will be done at the company site and will be free for both the company and its employees. Visit www.healthy-connections.org/testus to request testing.
The pop-up testing sites are set up as drive-through events. Patients don’t even get out of their vehicles. Patients report this new Covid-19 test is much easier and less painful than other tests previously given. No insurance information is collected and patients are through the testing area and on their way in just a few minutes. Results from these tests are being received on average in five to seven days.
Healthy Connections clinics are open, safe, healthy, and here for the communities they serve. The Healthy Connections community health network is a federally-qualified health center (FQHC). Healthy Connections and Evolve Behavioral Health both accept Medicaid, ARKids 1st, Medicare, and most private health insurance. There is also a sliding-fee scale for patients without health insurance who qualify. Medicaid patients may be required to switch their primary care provider to Healthy Connections before they can be seen. Learn more about Healthy Connections at www.healthy-connections.org.
Healthy Connections, Inc., is delivering on its promise to mass test the state of Arkansas, testing more than 1,000 people in the first two weeks of free Covid-19 testing.
Healthy Connections scheduled a series of pop-up testing sites and has tested anyone regardless of symptoms for free. Cities tested so far have included De Queen, Malvern, Hot Springs, Hot Springs Village, Little Rock, Benton, Arkadelphia, and Gurdon. The testing tour continues next week with stops in Mena, De Queen for a second time, and Nashville. See the complete schedule at www.GetTestedFree.com.
“We were asked to increase COVID-19 testing for Arkansans and are proud to have been able to provide this much-needed service to people throughout Arkansas,” said Tony Calandro, CEO of Healthy Connections, Inc. “By taking these tests on the road, we have been able to reach areas where access to testing is not as readily available.”
The testing tour began on May 21 with a stop in De Queen. The most patients tested in a single day was 415 in Hot Springs Village on May 29.
These tests done at pop-up testing sites are in addition to the hundreds of tests performed by Healthy Connections in its clinics throughout west and central Arkansas.
The testing sites are set up as drive-through events. Patients don’t even get out of their vehicles. Patients report this new Covid-19 test is much easier and less painful than other tests previously given. No insurance information is collected and patients are through the testing area and on their way in just a few minutes.
Results from these tests are being received on average in five to seven days.
Do you want to partner with Healthy Connections to bring the testing bus to your business or your hometown? Call us at 888-710-8220.
Healthy Connections clinics are open, safe, healthy, and here for the communities they serve. The Healthy Connections community health network is a federally-qualified health center (FQHC). Healthy Connections and Evolve Behavioral Health both accept Medicaid, ARKids 1st, Medicare, and most private health insurance. There is also a sliding-fee scale for patients without health insurance who qualify. Medicaid patients may be required to switch their primary care provider to Healthy Connections before they can be seen. Learn more about Healthy Connections at www.healthy-connections.org.
Free drive-through testing this week in Little Rock, Benton, Arkadelphia, and Gurdon.
The Healthy Connections Free Covid-19 Testing Pop-up tour continues this week with stops in Pulaski and Clark counties.
The drive-through testing, which is available to anyone over 18-years-old, regardless of symptoms, will be in Little Rock on Tuesday, June 2; Arkadelphia on Thursday, June 4; and Gurdon on Friday, June 5. Testing will be offered each day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with no appointment necessary.
Through the first four tour stops, hundreds of people have been tested, including more than 400 on May 29 in Hot Springs Village. Additional stops have already been scheduled throughout Arkansas. See the complete schedule at www.GetTestedFree.com.
This test is a nasal swab but it’s not the more painful version people were getting tested with weeks ago. Most patients report only mild discomfort with this Covid-19 test.
These pop-up testing sites are testing people 18-and-older with or without symptoms and those under-18 with symptoms. Patients can also be tested in any Healthy Connections clinic both for Covid-19 and Covid-19 antibodies. Call 888-710-8220 for clinic appointments at locations in Little Rock, Hot Springs, Malvern, Arkadelphia, Mount Ida, Mena, and De Queen. Visit www.healthy-connections.org to find the location nearest to you.
Healthy Connections clinics are open, safe, healthy, and here for the communities they serve. The Healthy Connections community health network is a federally-qualified health center (FQHC). Healthy Connections and Evolve Behavioral Health both accept Medicaid, ARKids 1st, Medicare, and most private health insurance. There is also a sliding-fee scale for patients without health insurance who qualify. Medicaid patients may be required to switch their primary care provider to Healthy Connections before they can be seen. Learn more about Healthy Connections at www.healthy-connections.org.
Healthy Connections is taking Covid-19 testing on the road and will test anyone who wants to be tested.
Beginning in late May, non-profit Healthy Connections will begin FREE testing for Covid-19 regardless of symptoms on its mobile testing bus. The first four stops on the tour will be:
Covid-19 testing is no longer limited to high-risk or symptomatic patients. Testing will be done from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on each of these days on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment is needed.
The mobile testing bus is a 40-foot-long medical unit recently acquired by Healthy Connections. Call 888-710-8220 for more information and see the updated testing schedule at www.GetTestedFree.com. Additional dates will be added soon with planned stops in Mena, De Queen, Arkadelphia, Little Rock, Benton, Mount Ida, Gurdon, and more. Contact Healthy Connections if you wish to have the testing bus visit your hometown or even your business.
The Healthy Connections Community Health Network is also testing patients for Covid-19 at all of its primary care clinic locations in Little Rock, Hot Springs, Malvern, Arkadelphia, Mount Ida, Mena, and De Queen. Appointments can be made at these locations by calling 888-710-8220.
Healthy Connections primary care, pediatrics, and women’s health clinics are open and seeing patients both in-clinic and on telehealth for all conditions. Healthy Connections dental is also seeing patients for all services in both Mena and Hot Springs. And Healthy Connections specialists, including cardiology, podiatry, chiropractic, and more, are seeing patients for all services.
Additionally, Evolve Behavioral Health and Medication Management is seeing patients in-clinic and on telehealth for mental health services. Learn more about Evolve at www.evolvebhs.com.
Healthy Connections and Evolve accept Medicaid, ARKids 1st, Medicare, and most private health insurance. There is also a sliding-fee scale for patients without health insurance who qualify. Medicaid patients may be required to switch their primary care provider to Healthy Connections before they can be seen.
Learn more about Healthy Connections at www.healthy-connections.org.
