After testing 306 people for the coronavirus, Physicians Quality Care, 2075 Pleasant Plains Extension in Jackson, has had two more positive test results, bringing the total of positive results to four. The two newest results, which were reported to the clinic on Wednesday, are Madison County residents.
At the end of the day on Wednesday, PQC had received a total of 110 test results.
Many of them, including the two newest positives, came from 75 “quick,” 24-hour tests PQC was able to secure from its suppliers, said CEO Dr. Jimmy Hoppers, who has spent much of his time recently on the phone to suppliers, testing labs, government officials and other medical providers.
For example, he said, “I continue to have informal conversations with West Tennessee Healthcare President J.R. Ross and his medical director, Dr. Jackie Taylor, to see how together we can better fight this virus.”
As PQC continues to test patients with coronavirus concerns in its isolated and secure COVID-19 clinic, Hoppers is searching for more of the test kits that allow labs to turnaround tests in one to two days.
“We quickly exhausted the 75 quick tests we were able to get, and we are investigating every avenue to obtain more.”
All of the PQC’s test kits are FDA approved; they are sent to CDC-approved, nationally accredited reference laboratories.
PQC on Pleasant Plains Extended in Jackson is operating three completely separate clinics, each with separate entrances and exam rooms isolated from one another – one for patients with COVID-19 concerns, one for urgent care patients who are not showing symptoms related to COVID-19, and one 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.
“We follow strict isolation protocols,” Hoppers said, “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.
“We still have plenty of test kits (and) 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.”
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.
