Changes to Hamilton’s COVID-19 testing model
HAMILTON, ON - With a continued decline in daily COVID-19 cases and outbreaks, the need for COVID-19 testing has also declined. Following a decreasing demand for testing, and direction from the Ontario Health West to consolidate symptomatic testing, Hamilton will be scaling back the number of testing and assessment centres in the city in the coming weeks, ensuring the continued ability to increase testing if required in future.
- Effective July 10, 2021 the East End Assessment Centre, 2757 King St. East will be permanently closed.
- Effective July 15, 2021 the West End Assessment Centre, 690 Main St. West will be permanently closed.
Hamilton’s primary testing centre will be St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Mountain COVID-19 Testing Centre located at Mohawk College, 135 Fennell Ave. West until December 31, 2021. This site will make 400 appointments available daily, with the ability to ramp up to 1,000 tests daily as needed.
In Hamilton, symptomatic testing will also continue to take place to assist vulnerable populations such as those in long-term care facilities and retirement homes, homebound individuals, homeless individuals through the Shelter Health Network and mobile testing teams operated by Hamilton Paramedic Service. Asymptomatic testing will also continue at select pharmacies. Resources will be adjusted if circumstances change within the community.
Visit www.hamillton.ca/COVIDtesting for more information on COVID-19 testing and how to book an appointment for a test in Hamilton.
Quick Facts
- To date, Hamilton has administered a total of 345,069 of COVID-19 tests at testing and assessment centres, and a total of 738,473 overall.
- At peak times of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamilton was administering approx. 1300 COVID-19 tests per day at local assessment and testing centres.
- Currently, the average number of tests completed in Hamilton assessment and testing centres over the last 7 days is 286.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- www.hamilton.ca/COVIDvaccines
- www.hamilton.ca/coronavirus
- Public Health Services’ COVID-19 Hotline: 905-974-9848 or [email protected]