Coronavirus Disease 2019 | COVID-19
NOTICE: Screening site to transition from the fairgrounds to health care clinics throughout Spokane County. Last day at the fairgrounds location is April 30.
The Community COVID-19 Screening Site was set up at the Spokane County Fairgrounds to support health care partners and give them time to develop screening protocols within their own clinic systems. Now that their screening and testing capabilities are ready, the Fairgrounds site’s last day of operation will be April 30. COVID-19 screening and testing at Providence, MultiCare and CHAS clinics for all individuals will begin on May 1.
A map of clinic COVID-19 screening locations for each of the health care systems will be available soon. The map will also include sites for people without insurance or a regular health care provider.
A COVID-19 drive-through screening site has been set up by the Spokane medical community and other partners at the Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds. Health care professionals from CHAS, Kaiser Permanente, MultiCare and Providence are screening individuals for signs and symptoms of possible COVID-19 exposure and, if needed, testing for the virus. See screening site location and parking information below.
*Due to a limited number of testing supplies nationwide, current protocol requires that only those meeting testing criteria will be tested.
| Before You Arrive People experiencing symptoms should speak to a health care provider via phone or virtual visit. If that health care provider feels a further screening is needed, people with a fever AND a cough or shortness of breath who fall into a high-risk category should visit the screening site to determine if a test is needed. | Who is at High Risk? 1. People over 60 years old | |
| If you do not have a health care provider or insurance nurse hotline to call, but meet the high-risk requirements for screening and testing AND have COVID-like symptoms, you are invited to visit the drive-through screening site. No one is being turned away from screening. In consideration of your safety and that of healthcare workers and first responders, screening is conducted as you stay in your car. The site can serve an estimated 280 cars a day and will screen two people per vehicle. While there is no cost for initial screening, patients for whom testing is deemed necessary may be billed through their insurance. | ||
Drive-through screening clinic hours
Mon. - Fri. | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat. | 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Closed on Sundays*
*The drive-through screening clinic will be closed Sunday, April 12 and every Sunday going forward due to low attendance on Sundays.
Location: Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds
5100 block of E. Broadway Avenue and Carnahan Road
The entrance to the screening site is at the gate off of Broadway Avenue and N. Carnahan Road near the horse barns. Volunteers are on site to direct traffic. Signs will be posted.
From Havana
Drive east on Broadway approximately 0.5 miles to Carnahan Road and follow the signs.
From Fancher Street
Drive west on Broadway Avenue approximately 0.5 miles to Carnahan Road and follow the signs.