Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit

Site: Huntsville

Service: COVID-19 Assessment Centre, Huntsville

Record #: MUS0205
Last Modified: 27 Nov 2023
Last Full Update: 01 Sep 2022

Description

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COVID-19 assessment centre.
  • Out-of-hospital clinic where people will be assessed by a health-care provider, who will provide necessary care and instructions for follow up, if required.
  • Ontario has released the COVID-19 Test Results Viewer that allows you to check your results online.

Service Details

Hours Mon, Wed, Fri 9 am-12 noon
Areas Served Muskoka District
Eligibility Effective December 31, 2021, PCR testing will only be recommended for individuals if they belong to the following groups:

  • Symptomatic people who fall into one of the following groups:
    • Hospitalized patients
    • Patients in Emergency Departments, at the discretion of the treating clinician
    • Patient-facing health care workers
    • Staff, residents, essential care providers, and visitors in hospitals and congregate living settings, including long-term care, retirement homes, First Nation elder care lodges, group homes, shelters, hospices, temporary foreign worker settings, and correctional institutions
    • Outpatients for whom COVID-19 treatment is being considered
    • Underhoused or homeless

  • People who are from First Nation, Inuit, and Métis communities and individuals travelling into these communities for work
  • Symptomatic elementary and secondary students and education staff who have received a PCR self-collection kit through their school
  • People on admission/transfer to or from hospital or congregate living setting
  • High-risk contacts and asymptomatic/symptomatic people in the context of confirmed or suspected outbreaks in high-risk settings, including hospitals, long-term care, retirement homes, other congregate living settings and institutions, and other settings as directed by the local public health unit
  • Individuals, and one accompanying caregiver, with written prior approval for out-of-country medical services from the General Manager, OHIP
  • Asymptomatic testing in hospital, long-term care, retirement homes and other congregate living settings and Institutions as per provincial guidance and/or Directives


Individuals with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 are presumed positive and they should follow isolation and/or self-monitoring guidelines.
Positive rapid antigen tests will no longer require PCR confirmation.
Application By appointment only. Call 1-888-383-7009, select Huntsville option to make appointment.
Languages English
Fees None

Address and Location

Located In Community Huntsville
Address & Map
Active Living Centre; 20 Park Dr
Huntsville, ON
Canada P1H 1P5
 
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Intersection Park Dr and Forbes Hill Dr
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Contact Information

Toll Free Phone 1-888-383-7009
Social Media Facebook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Simcoe.Muskoka
Twitter Twitter: https://twitter.com/SMDhealthunit

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