Free COVID-19 Testing Available Nearby

South Siders and South Suburbanites have two more options for accessing free COVID-19 testing.

As part of its latest effort to extend coronavirus testing to communities disproportionately impacted by the global pandemic, Advocate Aurora Health will offer free COVID-19 testing at:

Life Church, 925 MacArthur Drive, Chicago Heights (mobile testing)

Appointments available July 7, 9 am to 2 pm

And

Imani Village, 901 E. 95th St., Chicago (drive-thru and walk-up)

Monday-Friday, 10 am to 6 pm

Saturday and Sundays, 8 am to noon

“This is the next phase of our push to offer more COVID-19 testing to the communities that need it most,” Advocate Trinity Hospital President Rashard Johnson said. “By taking testing right to the people we serve, especially in communities that have been hit the hardest, we hope to stem the spread of this virus. Expanding access to testing is a critical part of that effort.”

To schedule a test, please call 877-819-5034 ahead of time to make an appointment. The test comes with no out-of-pocket cost to the patient, as Advocate Aurora will either bill a patient’s insurance or absorb the cost of the test for patients who do not have insurance.

The mobile testing site is available for people who are showing at least one COVID-19 symptom, or who believe they have been exposed to COVID-19 in their household or through significant exposure at work or in public. COVID-19 symptoms: cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, body or muscle aches, headache, fatigue, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or recent loss of taste or smell.

After the test, people should stay at home and avoid contact with others until receiving a result, which should be available in 3-7 days. Results will be delivered via the Advocate Aurora Health LiveWell mobile app. If results are positive, a staff member will contact patients. Negative results for patients who don’t have the LiveWell app will be mailed to their home.

In addition to various mobile locations, Advocate Aurora also offers community testing at Advocate Condell Medical Center, in Libertyville, Illinios. For the most up to date information on testing details and locations, please visit aah.org/testing.