City of Baldwin Park Opens of COVID-19 Testing Site

The City of Baldwin Park, in a partnership with Vital Medical Services and Baldwin Park Unified School District, will open a COVID-19 testing site to allow more community members to have access to testing. Beginning Tuesday, April 14, the testing site, located in the Baldwin Park Adult School (4640 N. Maine Ave., Baldwin Park, CA 91706) will be open Tuesday to Saturday from 9 AM to 4 PM. The site will be open BY APPOINTMENT ONLY during those hours as long as supplies allow.

“Testing will be provided for symptomatic residents at a crucial point in our fight against COVID-19. I’m grateful for the bravery of our local health care professionals who are on the front lines as they work to slow the spread of the virus and save lives,” said Mayor Manny Lozano. “We all must work together to face COVID-19 and respond to the outbreak. It was vital for the City of Baldwin Park to open a testing site to amplify access to COVID-19 testing. Having a testing site combined with social distancing, I believe, will help us defeat COVID-19.”

The eligibility for screening of Baldwin Park residents, and employees of Baldwin Park businesses are as follows:

• Anyone who is exhibiting symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath or who are subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine period due to a confirmed COVID-19 exposure (with more than 7 days of quarantine remaining) regardless of immigration status

Priority is given to:

• Those with symptoms who have underlying chronic health conditions
• Those with symptoms who are 65 and older
• Those with no health insurance
• Residents who are low income

This service is for COVID-19 testing only. It is not treatment or health advice. People who meet the eligibility criteria and are seeking to be tested should wear a mask and bring photo identification to ensure a smooth admission and testing process. Note that bringing photo identification is not required to be tested but will help ease processing.

The site will be staffed and run by Vital Medical Services, which will screen patients with a nasal swab that is administered by a licensed health care professional. The testing process takes between 5 and 10 minutes but waiting times may vary.

To schedule an appointment for COVID-19 testing, please visit www.baldwinpark.com/testing.
For the latest information on COVID-19, with details on all that the City of Baldwin Park is doing to keep residents safe, visit: baldwinpark.com, call 626.214.1670 or email us at
bpcovid19assistance@baldwinpark.com.