Babson College In Wellesley To Have On-Campus Coronavirus Testing

WELLESLEY, MA — College students will be returning to the Boston area for fall classes soon and Babson College has a plan to keep students and the community safe. Babson College is teaming up with PhysicianOne Urgent Care as its testing partner to offer on-campus COVID-19 testing to students and staff.

On-campus testing started on August 6 for members of the facilities and public safety staff.

“When students return to college and university campuses, our communities will experience another expanded re-opening phase. To safely start and continue in-person learning, schools will need to have a comprehensive COVID-19 prevention program including testing in place,” said Dr. Jeannie Kenkare, chief medical officer and co-founder of PhysicianOne Urgent Care. “We have advised a number of local colleges and universities, including Babson College, to help implement testing as part of a comprehensive program for their faculty and students. These testing programs will help identify asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 to maintain a safe environment for students, faculty and staff, which in turn helps keep members of the community outside of campus safe.”

Aside from testing at area colleges and universities, PhysicianOne Urgent Care offers drive-up COVID-19 testing for people with or without symptoms at all its urgent care center locations. Anyone with symptoms including fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, loss of taste/smell, general malaise should visit www.p1uc.com to learn about testing options.

People can choose to receive contactless care via a Virtual Visit, or can choose a drive-up testing appointment. PhysicianOne Urgent Care continues to see patients safely in all center locations through its online check-in and call ahead options for contactless, compassionate care.

“The health and safety of our students, staff and faculty is our number one priority. We are working with PhysicianOne Urgent Care to support the health and wellbeing of our community as our school resumes on-campus learning. Testing is a key part of a comprehensive prevention and management program. PhysicianOne Urgent Care is supporting the Employee Health Services at our institution to kick off a safe and convenient testing experience,” said Donna Bonaparte, vice president of human resources at Babson College.