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Virtual visits remain available for common illnesses and urgent care needs. Urgent Care Virtual Visits through Ochsner Connected Anywhere A positive at-home test does not need to be confirmed in an Ochsner urgent care. Please use at-home tests or community testing sites to seek COVID-19 tests, for travel and exposure testing, and the COVID-19 Self Care and Symptom Monitoring Program if possible.

As a community we need to ensure people who need Ochsner’s care can receive it. People use urgent care centers for high fevers, accidents, falls, injuries like cuts, minor breaks, sprains and strains, and other illnesses. Our urgent care clinics are seeing record volume with long wait times. Please do not visit urgent care unless you need immediate attention. Patients are not required to fill out these forms.Įmergency Rooms and Urgent Cares Urgent Care Referral forms are for physician use only. A referral is not a guarantee you will receive a dose of Evusheld. Appointment scheduling to receive Evusheld is dependent upon eligibility. Please note: Patients who have previously received a lower dose of Evusheld will be contacted to receive their “catch up” dose. Evusheld is not intended to be a replacement for vaccination but should be used in addition to vaccination for protection against COVID-19.

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It is very strongly recommended that patients complete the primary series of currently available COVID-19 vaccines (three doses of mRNA vaccine or equivalent). For whom vaccination with any available COVID-19 vaccine is not recommended due to a history of severe adverse reaction (e.g., severe allergic reaction) to a COVID-19 vaccine(s) and/or COVID-19 vaccine component(s).Increased risk of severe disease AND not expected to mount an adequate immune response after two doses of mRNA vaccine or equivalent OR.Not currently infected with COVID-19 and not had a known recent exposure to an individual infected with COVID-19 AND.Patients over 12 years old AND over 88lbs AND.Patients are eligible to receive Evusheld for COVID-19 exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) if they meet the following criteria: Patients who are immunocompromised and who have a referral from their physician are eligible to receive Evusheld, a protective measure to prevent COVID-19 in vulnerable populations. If symptoms worsen, our care team will be there to guide on next steps and treatment options. By completing a quick form in MyOchsner, you will be automatically registered into our program.

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If you or a loved one has recently tested positive for COVID-19, you can also easily enroll in Ochsner’s free COVID-19 Self Care and Symptom Monitoring Program.Ochsner COVID-19 Self Care and Symptom Monitoring Program To find a free community COVID-19 testing location near you, click here: We are working on extending testing hours in coming days and will be updating this website regularly.Free community testing locations have been placed in regions throughout Louisiana.Louisiana Department of Health testing locations are listed here: ldh.la.gov.Ochsner recognizes that at-home tests may be in shorter supply, so we recommend isolating without a positive test if you are experiencing mild or moderate symptoms or utilizing community testing sites. If seeking a test, we strongly recommend at-home testing. At-Home TestingĪt-home rapid tests are effective and are a convenient way to learn your COVID-19 status. Results for PCR tests may take up to 72 hours. Patients will get results via MyOchsner/M圜hart or by phone, if a patient does not have a MyOchsner account. Rapid testing will be limited to patients with medical conditions who are determined to need immediate COVID-19 status awareness after a medical screening exam is performed. To ensure that our community members who need it can receive critical or life-saving care, patients will have medical screening exams to seek status of emergency medical conditions. Our emergency departments and clinics have seen record-breaking volumes of patients with mild or no symptoms seeking rapid COVID-19 tests. Exposed or Symptomatic? Testing and Treatment OptionsĮffective immediately, Ochsner urgent care clinics and emergency departments will no longer be providing COVID-19 tests for people experiencing no symptoms (asymptomatic), and rapid testing will be very limited at all Ochsner locations, including urgent care clinics, emergency departments and community testing sites.