The Houston Health Department continues
targeting free COVID-19 testing to vulnerable communities. This week, the
health department and partner organizations expand and relocate some of
Houston’s testing sites.
Texas Division of
Emergency Management
The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the department are bringing free
drive-thru COVID-19 testing to the Hobby Airport area and extending operations
at their Sunnyside site.
A free mobile test site will open at Daniel Ortiz Middle School, 6767 Telephone
Road, from May 5 through May 9.
The Sunnyside mobile test site at Worthing High School, 9215 Scott St., will
extend testing through May 9. The site opened April 29.
Both sites require appointments, obtained by visiting TXCOVIDTEST.ORG or
calling 512-883-2400. The sites are open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. or until each
reaches its daily capacity of approximately 150 tests.
Health care workers will screen people for fever, chills, cough, fatigue, body
aches, muscle or joint pain, shortness of breath, sore throat, headaches,
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, nasal congestion and loss of taste or smell.
Houston Health
Department Mobile Unit
The department will relocate its mobile unit to the Hiram Clark Multi-Service Center,
3810 W. Fuqua, from May 5 through May 9.
People do not need to have symptoms or appointments to get a free COVID-19 test
through the department’s mobile unit, available as a drive-thru or walk-up
option.
Mobile unit testing is set for Tuesdays-Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and
Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or until reaching daily capacity of 150
tests.
Last week, the mobile until was at the Kashmere Multi-Service Center and will
relocate May 12-16 to the Third Ward Multi-Service Center.
People with questions about mobile testing can call the health department’s
COVID-19 call center at 832-393-4220.
United Memorial
Medical Center
United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC) will open a new free COVID-19 drive-thru
testing site at HCC Southeast Campus, 6815 Rustic. The site will offer tests
weekdays from May 7 to May 15.
People seeking a test need to present a photo ID and insurance, if available.
The site does not require people to have symptoms or appointments and opens
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or until reaching daily capacity of approximately 250
tests.
UMMC will operate a drive-thru testing site at Barnett Sports Complex until May
6. UMMC works with the Houston Health Department to identify strategic
locations for its test sites.
People with questions about UMMC testing sites can call 1-866-333-covid or
visit ummcscreening.com.
Houston Health
Department Community Based Testing Sites
The department continues operating two free drive-through COVID-19
community-based testing sites. The sites open daily to anyone, regardless of
symptoms.
People must call 832-393-4220 to receive an access code and directions to the
nearest site. Each site has capacity for 500 tests per day and
remains open until capacity is reached.
Houstonians should visit HoustonEmergency.org/covid19 for more information
about how and where to get tested, including an interactive map of public and
private COVID-19 test sites across Texas provided by the Texas Division of
Emergency Management.
