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Patient First Offers Return-to-Work COVID-19 Testing

Available by appointment, 7 days a week.

 

Patient First now provides simple, streamlined employee Return-To-Work COVID-19 testing at designated medical centers. Employees can be tested as required by their employer with the visit charged directly to the employer’s account.  

Testing is available by appointment 7 days a week at the following conveniently located Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey centers:

Patient First – Wyomissing	2600 Papermill Road	484-220-0051
Patient First – East Norriton	400 E. Germantown Pike	610-994-0063
Patient First – Bethlehem	2310 Schoenersville Road	484-403-7560
Patient First – Langhorne	100 Lincoln Highway	267-587-0775
Patient First – Downingtown	967 E. Lancaster Avenue	484-593-5160
Patient First – Pottstown	119 Shoemaker Road	610-427-4919
Patient First – Cherry Hill	2171 W. Route 70	856-406-0023
Patient First – Hamilton	641 U.S. Highway, US-130	609-568-9383
Patient First – Voorhees	705 Haddonfield-Berlin Road	856-679-0537

Test samples are collected outside of the center by a trained medical professional.  Patients may remain in their vehicles through the entire process.  The staff member collecting samples is equipped with proper personal protective equipment (PPE), including an N95 mask, gloves, eye protection, and gown. 

Test results are promptly communicated to the employee and employer upon receipt from the outside lab, usually in 2-5 days.

Patient First also offers other turnkey solutions to help employees return to work safely, such as temperature checks to detect fever and advanced employee examinations and physicals that may include a COVID-19 test, as appropriate.

To add COVID-19 Testing to an existing Occupational Health Account, or to set up a new account for COVID-19 testing, contact Maria Chaya, Occupational Health Sales Manager, at 484-577-0734 or maria.chaya@patientfirst.com.

Additional information is available at www.patientfirst.com/covid-19-testing-for-employers.

This Occupational Health service is in addition to drive-up COVID-19 testing offered to patients throughout the Mid-Atlantic.  All Patient First Medical Centers, including the designated testing centers, remain open on a walk-in basis from 8 am to 10 pm, every day, for patients who have a need for medical or injury care including Occupational Health services. 

 

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About Patient First

All Patient First Medical Centers are open 8 am to 10 pm every day of the year, including holidays.  Patient First provides non-appointment urgent care for routine injuries and illnesses, primary care for patients who do not have a regular physician, as well as Occupational Health services.  Each Patient First center has on-site digital x-ray, on-site laboratory, and on-site prescription drugs. Patient First currently operates medical centers in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. 

Media Contact:  Jennifer Glose

                           484-387-0424 (Mobile)

                           jennifer.glose@patientfirst.com