Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Site Moving From Lawrence

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ — Mercer County’s drive-thru coronavirus testing site will move from the Quaker Bridge Mall in Lawrence to Trenton effective Tuesday, Mercer County officials announced on Monday. The change is being made in anticipation of commerce returning to the mall in the near future.

Beginning Tuesday, the testing site will be located in the parking lot across from the County Administration Building at 640 South Broad St. in Trenton, one block south of CURE Insurance Arena.

The appointment-only, walk-up testing sites in Trenton and Hightstown will remain where they are, officials said.

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Testing will be provided for symptomatic Mercer County residents age 18 or older who have an appointment. In addition to fever, cough and shortness of breath, symptoms of coronavirus can include chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste and smell.

Anyone who is showing symptoms of coronavirus and wants to be tested can contact their primary health care practitioner. If a test is needed, their doctor will fax a prescription to the Mercer County health call center at 609-630-4031, and the center will schedule an appointment.

Anyone who is unable to get to the drive-up testing site will be offered an appointment at a walk-up site along with instructions on when and where to go. The Trenton walk-up sites are open in each city ward one day a week. The Hightstown site is open Fridays at noon in the parking lot of St. Anthony of Padua Church, 156 Maxwell Ave.

Anyone who doesn’t have a doctor can call an urgent care center or call the Henry J. Austin Health Center at 609-259-5900 to see if they need testing. They can help residents to talk with a doctor by phone or video. Henry J. Austin will serve all patients, including those without health insurance. There is no charge for the test at Mercer County testing sites.

Residents must have an appointment to be tested. Those who show up at a testing site without an appointment will not be able to be tested. For more information about the testing process, call 609-337-4081 Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Español, call 609-436-5038 Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

The testing sites are collaborative efforts between the County of Mercer, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, Capital Health System, St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, the Trenton Health Team, Henry J. Austin Health Center and the City of Trenton.