Ascension Health opens first drive-thru COVID-19 testing location in Mount Pleasant – Journal Times

MOUNT PLEASANT Ascension Health said that it has officially launched drive-thru testing for COVID-19 in Wisconsin, including one location in Mount Pleasant.

SC Johnson helped Ascension set up the testing location.

"Ascension All Saints Hospital is incredibly grateful to SC Johnson for its support at a time we all need to come together," Kristin McManmon, Ascension All Saints Hospital President, said in a statement. "We opened our first COVID-19 mobile testing site in Mount Pleasant today and deeply appreciate the generous assistance of SC Johnson as we all work to slow the transmission of COVID-19 and care for all those in need."

Before getting tested, individuals still need to be prescreened by an Ascension provider by phone or virtually via Ascension Online Care. If a provider deems that the individual should be tested, then they will be told where the nearest testing location is.

Prescreening questions include travel history, inquiries about symptoms and potential contact with other COVID-19 patients.

On-site, patients will not leave their car. Nasal swab samples will be collected and then sent to a lab for testing, with results expected to take up to one week.

Toilet paper rolls are mixed in with Whiteclaw Hard Seltzer cans inside a crane game machine at Marci's on Main in Downtown Racine Saturday.

Mike Conley, of Racine, and Mark and Jeff Sandberg, of Mondovi have a drink Saturday at Ivanhoe Pub & Eatery in Downtown Racine, after the annual Downtown Racine St. Patrick's Day Parade was canceled because the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mark Sandberg, of Mondovi, Wisconsin, raises a glass of green beer Saturday at the Ivanhoe Pub & Eatery in Downtown Racine, after the annual Downtown Racine St. Patrick's Day Parade was canceled because the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ivanhoe will open its doors at 7 a.m. on Tuesday to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and will feature an Irish Breakfest and live music.

Mike Conley of Racine, and his nephew Jeff Sandberg, of Mondovi tip their hats (revealing even smaller hats) on Saturday at Ivanhoe Pub & Eatery in Downtown Racine, after the annual Downtown Racine St. Patrick's Day Parade was canceled because the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ivanhoe is still planning to open its doors at 7 a.m. Tuesday to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and feature an Irish Breakfast and live music.

Shawn Pittsley, Janet Kinsley, Gary Kinsley and Rick Simon wait to cross Sixth Street while walking along Wisconsin Avenue on Saturday. Downtown Racine was conspicuously quiet Saturday, considering it was expected to be full with St. Patrick's Day Parade celebrators, but the parade and other festivities were called off due to COVID-19 fears.

Waitress Tyna Rodriguez delivers drinks to customers Saturday March 14, 2020, at the Ivanhoe Pub & Eatery in Downtown Racine, after the annual Downtown Racine St. Patrick's Day Parade was canceled because the coronavirus pandemic. The Ivanhoe will open its doors at 7 a.m., Tuesday to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and will feature an Irish Breakfest and live music.

Gerardo and Julia Aquino drink green beer at Marci's on Main on Saturday. They were undeterred by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marci Bruley and her son, Austin Krieger, serve drinks to thirsty patrons the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day in Downtown Racine.

Bobby Nash walks back toThe Ivanhoe Pub & Eatery, dressed in green, Saturday afternoon during Saturday's atypical St. Patrick's Day weekend festivities.

A sign inside an information kiosk advertises Saturday's St. Patrick Day's Parade that was canceled due to COVID-19 fears.

Three men walk along Sixth Street, dressed in faux Irish garb, Saturday afternoon.

A woman, wearing a green scarf the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day, crosses a quiet Wisconsin Avenue. Downtown was expected to be busy that day, but theSt. Patrick's Day Parade and other festivities were canceled due to coronavirus quarantines.

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