The Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s new COVID-19 testing facility on Sperling Drive has moved to an appointment-only system, as per Ontario’s new guidelines for assessment centres.
Beginning Sunday, RVH discontinued unscheduled testing. The clinic now offers both future and same-day appointment bookings.
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“RVH was already providing pre-booked appointments through online and phone booking,” Liz Ferguson, RVH’s chief nursing executive and vice-president of patient programs and flow, said in a statement.
“Moving to an appointment-based system only will help people avoid long waits during this time of year when weather is so unpredictable.”
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In November, the testing clinic at 29 Sperling Drive, the old Barrie police headquarters, will become a full COVID-19 assessment centre. People with symptoms who require assessment beyond a coronavirus test cna be seen inside the building by a team of clinicians.
RVH says people should only seek testing at an assessment centre if they have COVID-19 symptoms, have been exposed to a confirmed coronavirus case as notified by the COVID Alert app, live or work in a setting that has had a COVID-19 outbreak, have travelled recently or are a member of a high-risk group.
