Oak Creek Seeks Additional COVID-19 Testing, Sites

OAK CREEK, WI — Oak Creek health officials are urging city leaders to approve an agreement between the Oak Creek Public Health Department and the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management to fund future COVID-19 testing sites in the city.

The Oak Creek Common Council will be meeting Sep. 1 to approve using a $72,900 grant from the State Department of Health Services to for additional COVID-19 testing in Oak Creek.

Health officials say the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management has enough qualified staff to perform COVID-19 testing and a plan to perform testing in cities that need help.

"As current COVID-19 testing providers and sites will likely not remain consistently available long-term, it is necessary for the OCHD to plan for alternate testing providers and locations," Oak Creek health officials said, according to meeting documents. "The OCHD does not have the staffing capacity to provide testing services for Oak Creek residents; therefore, a partnership with another entity capable of providing testing services is critical to ensuring that testing remains accessible."