Aloha Kona Urgent Care will hold drive-through testing for COVID-19 this weekend in Kailua-Kona.
The testing will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at urgent care center located in Pottery Terrace, off Kuakini Highway. Those seeking testing must call (808) 854-3566 to be pre-screened.
Those attending the testing on Saturday should bring ID and insurance cards. Those without insurance can also be screened at no cost.
First responders who have had contact with a COVID-19 positive person can be tested without showing symptoms of the novel coronavirus.
Other West Hawaii screening sites
• Alii Health Center, Kailua-Kona: From 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Patients need to call (808) 747-8327 ahead of time; walk-ins not accepted.
• Hamakua Health Center, Honokaa: From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Patients need to call (808) 775-7204 ahead of time; walk-ins not accepted.
• Hamakua Kohala Health, Kapaau: From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Patients need to call (808) 999-6326 ahead of time; walk-ins not accepted
• Kaiser Clinic, Kailua-Kona: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Kaiser patients only. Patients need to call (808) 334-4400 and speak to an advice nurse to be screened first; no walk-ins.
• Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital, Waimea: 24 hours a day, seven days a week; screening done in emergency room. For more information, call 881-4730.
• West Hawaii Community Health Center, Kailua-Kona: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Patients are encouraged to call (808) 326-5629 ahead of time to be screened. Walk-ins are accepted. New patients are welcome with picture ID and insurance cards.
Source: Healthcare Association of Hawaii, www.hah.org.
