AFC Urgent Care In Natick Reopens Coronavirus Testing Site

NATICK, MA — The American Family Care Urgent Care in Natick reopened on Wednesday and will continue to screen patients for coronavirus after the clinic closed temporarily last month. The clinic, located on Route 9, had been shut down since March 18 in order to allow staff to consolidate supplies at its location on Marlborough.

As of Wednesday, both sites are again testing people who demonstrate symptoms of coronavirus and with respiratory-related issues that could be considered related to coronavirus. While the sites are not drive-thru coronavirus testing sites, patients who believe they are experiencing symptoms for the virus must go through a health screening with an urgent care physician by video conference. Those are indeed symptomatic will be tested for the virus in the parking lot on-site, Bing Yeo, the owner of the Natick clinic, said on Wednesday.

Health consultations in Natick and Marlborough are offered from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m-5 p.m. on weekends. Coronavirus testing is being offered from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Anyone with symptoms, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath or sore throat, should call AFC Urgent Care at (508) 658-0764, and hit option 5; or (508) 650-6208 and hit Option 5, to register to be evaluated and screened for coronavirus testing. The visit, according to the care center, will be covered by the patient’s insurance company with co-pays and deductibles waived.