Physicians Quality Care’s positive results from tests for COVID-19 jumped from six to 16 people as results came back from labs over the weekend.
All but two of the new positives are patients who live in Madison County.
The breakdown – Madison County, 11 people with the coronavirus; Gibson County, 2; Carroll County, 1; McNairy County, 1; and Henderson County, 1.
Physicians Quality Care – 2075 Pleasant Plains Extension – Jackson, which tests patients with coronavirus concerns in its isolated and secure COVID-19 clinic, has tested 444 patients and has received results on 377 patients.
“Sixty-seven people came to the clinic over the weekend to be tested as concern and anxiety over the coronavirus increases,” said Dr. Jimmy Hoppers, the clinic’s CEO, “We encourage people to get tested if they are worried that they may have been exposed, have someone at home at high risk or think they themselves are at increased risk.
“Patients are told to quarantine themselves while they wait for the results to come back from the labs.”
All of PQC’s test kits are FDA approved; they are sent to CDC-approved, nationally accredited reference laboratories.
PQC is operating three separate clinics at its Jackson location, each with separate entrances and exam rooms.
Besides the COVID-19 isolated clinic, PQC also has a clinic for urgent care patients who are not showing symptoms related to COVID-19 and for primary care and OCCMed patients.
Patients with COVID-19 concerns should call PQC ahead of time or from the clinic’s parking lot when they arrive. They will be given a mask, brought through the COVID-19 clinic entrance and taken directly to an exam room without waiting.
Besides the test for COVID-19, the exam includes a medical history, physical exam and screening for other common illnesses that are treatable yet may mimic COVID-19 symptoms.
The Jackson location is open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week.
With all COVID-19 concerned patients directed to Jackson, the Milan location is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, call 731-984-8400 or visit physiciansqualitycare.com.
