Coronavirus Testing Site to Open in Brookline

BROOKLINE, MA — A COVID-19 virus testing site will open in Brookline next month outside of the Brookline Health Department next to Town Hall.

The site will open on Nov. 2 outside the Public Health building at 11 Pierce St. for town residents, Brookline students, teachers and town staff who may be sick.

"Testing is a key tool in our effort to keep COVID-19 at bay, and we're glad to be able to offer it as a resource to people in our community," Brookline Public Health Commissioner Swanni Jett said in a statement.

PCR swab tests will be available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments can be made by booking online. The program will run from Nov. 2 until Dec. 31.

For those displaying symptoms the payment will be processed through the patients' health insurance provider.

It will cost people without symptoms $140, according to the town, but check with your health insurance company about whether they may be able to reimburse you for the test.

Testing will be held in tents in the Health Department parking lot for as long as weather consistently permits, according to Jett. When the weather gets colder, testing will be moved to the Denny Room, which is located on the lower level of the Brookline Department of Public Health Building.

The Brookline Department of Public Health partnered with mPathy LLC to bring testing site to town.

In the meantime, there are two other testing sites in town

• Mass General Brigham Urgent Care on Beacon Street in Coolidge Corner requires in-network referrals, and it accepts MassHealth. Call: 617-724-7000.
• PhysicianOne Urgent Care in Chestnut Hill does not require a referral, accepts MassHealth but does not have free testing for the uninsured. 617-608-3215

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