**Updated November 4, 2020**
The Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMCH) wishes to inform the community that beginning Sunday, March 29, 2020, a drive-thru COVID-19 test site will begin operating on our premises. The KMHC Test Site will be for Kahnawake residents only.
This is a significant development in the continuing effort to address the reality of COVID-19 within Kahnawà:ke. Work is underway to prepare the site and community members are asked to make themselves familiar with the procedures that will be in place.
WHAT:
KMHC COVID-19 Testing Site – BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (you will be turned away if you do not have an appointment)
WHO:
For Kahnawà:ke residents and employees of Kahnawà:ke essential service and healthcare organizations.
CRITERIA:
- fever:
- in children: 38°C (100.4°F) and above (rectal temperature),
- in adults: 38°C (100.4°F) and above (oral temperature),
- in older adults: 37.8°C (100°F) and above (oral temperature),
- or 1.1°C above the person’s usual value;
- cough
- difficulty breathing
- sudden loss of sense of smell or loss of taste
- New-onset headache
- New-onset pain (muscular, chest, abdomen, joints)
- New intense fatigue
- New severe loss in appetite
- Sore Throat
- A gastrointestinal symptom (diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting)
We cannot test if you do not have symptoms
HOW:
Call 450-638-3930 ext. 2296 or ext. 2275
WHEN:
Call for an appointment 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday
Testing occurs Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- ONLY persons who have AN APPOINTMENT are permitted in the vehicle
- Maximum of 4 people per vehicle. Each person must have an appointment.
- Clients must drive their vehicle and remain inside
- Each passenger being tested must have windows that roll up and down (no vans with backseat passengers allowed)
- No one in the vehicle should be without symptoms
- You cannot be tested if you are not in a private vehicle (do not call a taxi or medical transport)
INSTRUCTIONS
The entrance to the drive-thru will begin at the split near the Moose Lodge going left towards the back of the KMHC building. After the test (in the east side parking lot) vehicles will exit to River Road in front of the KMHC building towards the baseball field. KMHC advises residents in the area that there may be condensed traffic on the roads being used around the KMHC building.
Clients must have their Medicare or KMHC Card on hand for identification. Upon entering the test area, each client should roll down their window, present their identification and proceed to lean their head back to be swabbed for the test. KMHC kindly reminds clients to have their own tissues and sanitizer in their vehicle to be used right after their test. Once the test is done, clients should roll up their window(s) and proceed out towards the exit.
A post-test care kit will be handed out to each client being tested with details on contacting psychosocial services and other healthcare phone services for those clients with questions or concerns after their test has been completed.
Driving Instuctions for the Testing Site
