Elizabethtown, NY – The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital is offering by-appointment COVID testing at its community-based health centers throughout Essex County. Patients may schedule an appointment by calling (518) 873-3134.

“It’s clear that diagnostic testing is key to controlling the spread of COVID-19,” said Julie Tromblee, vice president and chief nursing officer, “and we want to make it easier for people to get a test when they need one. So we have added six additional locations and a dedicated number for scheduling.”

“Testing is a safe and quick process that can be done without patients having to leave their car,” said Tromblee. Patients who do not require a provider visit can be swabbed in their vehicles.

Test results for symptomatic patients and for those who require testing in advance of a medical procedure typically take two to four days; and results for patients without symptoms currently take five to ten days. In line with New York State Department of Health guidelines, testing and processing are prioritized for those at greatest risk including people with COVID-like symptoms, a known exposure to a confirmed case, and essential workers.

A patient’s financial responsibility for a diagnostic COVID test at Elizabethtown Community Hospital will depend on their insurance plan and whether the test is medically necessary. The self-pay charge for COVID-19 testing is $150. Patients are encouraged to contact their insurance provider to determine benefit coverage.

By-appointment testing was previously offered during dedicated hours at the  hospital’s emergency departments in Elizabethtown and Ticonderoga. Appointments at these locations may be scheduled if deemed medically necessary and outside normal health center hours.

Elizabethtown Community Hospital health centers are located in Au Sable Forks, Crown Point, Elizabethtown, Westport, Willsboro, and Wilmington. All six health centers are open Monday through Friday, and the Elizabethtown Community Health Center offers Saturday hours. Established and new patients may schedule COVID-19 testing by calling the hospital’s COVID testing line at (518) 873-3134.

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About Elizabethtown Community Hospital

The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital is a designated critical access hospital and the primary health care provider serving the 39,000 people who live, work and vacation in Essex County, NY and the surrounding region.

Elizabethtown Community Hospital is transforming rural health care at its main campus in Elizabethtown, NY, at a new emergency department and outpatient center at the former Moses Ludington Hospital in Ticonderoga, NY, and at six community-based primary health care centers located throughout the region.  The hospital is one of the community’s largest employers with 360 employees.

Across the Elizabethtown and Ticonderoga campuses, the hospital maintains two 24-hour emergency rooms, a 25-bed inpatient unit, physical therapy, laboratory, and digital radiology departments, and a variety of specialty physician clinics on a weekly and monthly basis.  

Elizabethtown Community Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission and is licensed and certified by the New York State Department of Health and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

About The University of Vermont Health Network
The University of Vermont Health Network is an academic health system that is comprised of six affiliate hospitals, a multi-specialty medical group, and a home health agency. We serve the residents of Vermont and northern New York with a shared mission: working together, we improve people’s lives.  Our partners include:

• The University of Vermont Medical Center  
• The University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group
• The University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center
• The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center
• The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
• The University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital
• The University of Vermont Health Network – Porter Medical Center
• The University of Vermont Health Network – Home Health and Hospice

Our 4,000 health care professionals are driven to provide high quality, cost-efficient care as close to home as possible. Strengthened by our academic connection to the University of Vermont, each of our hospitals remains committed to its local community by providing compassionate, personal care shaped by the latest medical advances and delivered by highly skilled experts.