Story County Test Iowa Clinic Site To Open At ISU Research Park On Monday In Ames

Press release from the City of Ames:

August 28, 2020

A Story County Test Iowa Clinic will open on Monday, Aug. 31, in Ames. The site, which is managed by Mary Greeley Medical Center, will be located in the ISU Research Park, 2503 South Loop Drive. It will be a drive-through clinic.

Anyone desiring a test must first complete the online Test Iowa assessment. People who qualify for a test will be given a QR code and instructed on how to make an appointment. The tests are given by appointment only. The assessment is available at www.testiowa.com

The site will be open on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The clinic offers an additional local resource to support testing of Iowa State students, area school students and staff, and others. Test Iowa provides Covid-19 testing at locations throughout the state, and there is no cost to the participant.

In order to best serve Story County residents, there has been a push for a Test Iowa location in this county. The closest Test Iowa locations have been in Marshalltown (Marshall County) and Des Moines (Polk County). Several organizations have played a role in getting the clinic set up in Ames, including Mary Greeley, Story County, the City of Ames, Iowa State University, Story County Medical Center, McFarland Clinic, and Primary Health Care Clinic.

Clinic sites are partnerships between the State of Iowa and local health care providers to increase access to testing in their communities. Clinics operate and staff the test sites. The state provides testing supplies and processes the samples through the State Hygienic Lab.

This press release was produced by the City of Ames. The views expressed here are the author’s own.