The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of July 20, 2020.
Texas Division of Emergency Management
The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the department will operate drive-thru testing sites at:
- Sinclair Elementary School, 6410 Grovewood Lane,
- Eden Event Center, 7450 N. Wayside
- Crosby Community Center, 409 Hare Road, Crosby
- Crump Stadium, 12321 High Star Dr.,
- HCC-Northeast Campus, 555 Community College Dr., and
- HCC – South Campus, 1990 Airport Blvd.
TDEM sites require appointments, available by calling 844-778-255 or visiting txcovidtest.org.
TDEM will also operate a walk-up site that doesn’t require appointments at the Merfish Teen Center, 9000 S. Rice Ave, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
United Memorial Medical Center
United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC) will offer weekday testing at drive-thru test sites at the Southwest Multi-Service Center, 6400 High Star, Houston Community College-Southeast, 6815 Rustic, and Houston Community College-Felix Fraga, 301 N. Drennan St.
The sites don’t require appointments and offer testing from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until reaching its daily capacity of 250 tests.
Other UMMC drive-thru sites opening weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. are:
- UMMC Tidwell, 510 W Tidwell Rd.,
- Forest Brook Middle School, 7525 Tidwell Rd,
- Cullen Middle School, 6900 Scott St., and
- Griggs School, 801 Regional Park Dr.
People needing information about UMMC test sites can call 1-866-333-COVID or visit ummcscreening.com.
New York State
Walk-up sites set up by New York state will offer test weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon at two local churches:
- Fallbrook Church, 12512 Walters Rd, 77014 and
- Higher Dimension Church, 9800 Club Creek Dr.
Appointments are available by calling 1-833-697-4839.
Ibn Sina Foundation
The Iba Sina Foundation will offer rapid result testing at two of its clinics, located at 11226 S Wilcrest Dr and 11226 S Wilcrest Dr.
The sites require appointments by calling 832-426-3760 and will run through September 30.
Houston Health Department/FEMA
The department operates two free drive-thru COVID-19 community-based testing sites open to anyone, regardless of symptoms. Each site has capacity for 650 tests per day and operates Monday through Saturday.
People can call the department’s COVID-19 Call Center at 832-393-4220 between 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. to receive an access code and directions to the nearest community-based site.
Federally Qualified Health Centers
The health department is providing test kits, lab access and equipment to four local Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) so they can expand their COVID-19 testing capacity. The centers and phone numbers people can call to set up testing appointments are:
- HOPE Clinic: 713-773-0803
- Spring Branch Community Health Center, 713-462-6565
- El Centro de Corazon, 713-660-1880
- Avenue 360 Health and Wellness, 713-426-0027
- Lone Star Circle of Care at the University of Houston, 346-348-1200, and
- Scarsdale Family Health Center: 281-824-1480.
FQHC patients pay what they can afford, based on income and family size, and are not denied services due to inability to pay or lack of insurance.
The department and its agency partners may shift locations and schedules of test sites to better meet community needs. Houstonians can visit HoustonEmergency.org/
Information obtained through testing, treatment or services will not be used against immigrants in their public charge evaluation.
Flyer: Houston Free Testing Sites, Week of July 2020
Media Contact:
Porfirio Villarreal
Office: 832-393-5041
Mobile: 713-826-5695
Porfirio.Villarreal@houstontx.
Scott Packard
Office: 832-393-5045
Mobile: 281-254-6403
Scott.Packard@houstontx.gov
