CVS Health increasing number of drive-thru coronavirus test sites in Sacramento area
Eight more Sacramento-area CVS Health pharmacies are set to begin offering COVID-19 tests at drive-thru locations, starting Friday.
Tests will only occur at drive-thru windows. CVS employees will monitor each patient as they “self-swab” their noses.
“All of the swabbing will take place in the patient vehicle in order to maintain the safety of the patients, as well as those of us in the store,” said Amy Winchell, CVS director of retail operations.
To confirm eligibility, patients must register in advance. CVS will offer testing for patients who meet the eligibility guidelines as mandated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CVS Health opened its first local drive-thru testing sites at two Sacramento-area stores last week: 8101 Greenback Lane and 1350 Florin Road.
The expansion is part of CVS Health’s broader push to open some 1,000 testing sites nationwide by the end of the month. It will bring the total number of CVS testing locations in California to over 100.
The following Sacramento-area locations will now have drive-thru testing:
CVS Pharmacy, 5039 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95819
CVS Pharmacy, 2050 Club Center Drive, Sacramento, CA 95835
CVS Pharmacy, 2636 Marconi Ave., Sacramento, CA 95821
CVS Pharmacy, 3710 Franklin Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95820
CVS Pharmacy, 2085 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95825
CVS Pharmacy, 6401 Mack Road, Sacramento, CA 95823
CVS Pharmacy, 4330 Latrobe Road, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
CVS Pharmacy, 5420 Dewey Drive, Fair Oaks, CA 95628