Patient Resources: COVID-19 Testing

The most reliable tests remain those PCR tests that detect genetic material from the virus.

Home testing kits are now available and, though not as accurate as PCR tests, can generally be used with confidence in children over two years of age.

Sampling for PCR tests can be performed at any hospital. This should be prearranged and the test must typically be ordered by the primary care physician.

We are not providing in-office COVID19 testing for individuals unless they're also demonstrating symptoms in need of in-person medical attention. This is in order to preserve personal protective equipment (PPE), which is in short supply, and to prevent doctors and staff in our office from becoming ill, which would prevent us from taking care of our patients.