Kroger Health to Offer Drive-Thru Testing Site in Cincinnati

Testing for eligible patients will be held Thursday, April 30 through Friday, May 1

CINCINNATI – Kroger Health will offer its first drive-thru testing site in Cincinnati beginning this week.

The pop-up testing site will take place Thursday, April 30 and Friday, May 1 at Dunham Recreation Center (4356 Duhnahm Lane). Testing will be open to eligible patients each day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Community members can register at: http://krogerhealth.com/covidtesting.

The site is made possible in cooperation with the City of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Recreation Commission (CRC). This is the first Kroger Health testing site in Hamilton County.

Who Can Be Tested

People needing a test will use a virtual screening tool based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines to see if they are eligible. Those who are eligible for the testing are based on CDC, state and local government recommendations.

Those eligible will then select the appropriate testing location and appointment time and receive an email confirmation with pre-appointment paperwork. When the patient arrives for a test, they should have a photo ID ready and leave their windows rolled up for check-in. A health care practitioner will approach the car and alert the patient when to roll down their window.

The drive-thru testing location has a self-administered nasal swab that must be ordered and observed by a provider. Kroger determined their testing methodology because it increases the number of tests that can be provided while conserving the personal protective equipment utilized.

This onsite testing is supported with laboratory services provided by eTrueNorth, a contractor of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Test results are expected within approximately 48 hours. Kroger Health is expected to administer 250 tests per day.