FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 16, 2021
Mobile Unit Operated by OptumServe Can Test 500 a Day
Santa Clara County, CA – In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, some regular County testing sites will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2021. The Santa Clara County Fairgrounds will be open on Monday, but appointments are necessary.
The County of Santa Clara is partnering with Valley Water to launch a mobile testing unit from the California Testing Task Force operated by OptumServe at Valley Water’s San José headquarters, 5750 Almaden Expressway, San José. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ups are also accepted.
“Even as the County and other healthcare systems ramp up vaccination efforts, it is very important to continue using public health precautions such as masking, social distancing, and regular testing,” said Dr. Marty Fenstersheib, County of Santa Clara Testing and Vaccine Officer. “Thanks to the County partnership with Valley Water, we continue to bring new sites to make testing convenient and accessible for all of our communities.”
To make an appointment, visit www.sccfreetest.org and click on Schedule an Appointment Today. Tests are also available at Pop-Up sites throughout the county, which do not require appointments.
For the week of January 18, testing opportunities will be available in San José, Mountain View, Cupertino, Campbell, Palo Alto and Gilroy.
The County would like to remind people that hospital emergency departments are not the appropriate venue for a COVID-19 test when symptoms are not present and there is no emergency medical issue. Emergency Departments are for people who need emergency care and are currently overwhelmed.
Next week, appointment-only County COVID-19 testing will be conducted at sites in San José, Mountain View, Cupertino, Campbell, and Palo Alto. Appointments can be made starting seven days in advance of the testing date until all slots are reserved at www.sccfreetest.org. Appointment-based testing is also available in San José at the Fairgrounds, with appointments available five days in advance. Testing is free at all these sites. Appointments are essential for reserving a testing slot.
APPOINTMENT-BASED TESTING SITES
For a complete list of testing sites, please visit www.sccfreetest.org
Text message results are available at appointment-based County of Santa Clara testing facilities and an influenza test is included.
San José
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Parking Lot A (across from the blue arch) - Drive-through, bike, and walk-up appointments
Across the street from the Fairgrounds main entrance, 344 Tully Road, San José, 95111
Appointment hours: Monday, Jan. 18, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 19 through Jan. 21, 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 22, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 23, and Sunday, Jan. 24, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Valley Water (OptumServe Mobile Testing Unit), 5750 Almaden Expressway, San José, 95118
Appointments are preferred and can be made by calling 1-888-634-1123 or visiting www.lhi.care/covidtesting, but walk-ups are also accepted for Wednesday, Jan. 20 and Thursday, Jan. 21, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Mountain View
Mountain View Community Center, 201 Rengstorff Ave., Mountain View, 94040
By appointment only for Tuesday, Jan. 19, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cupertino
Cupertino Senior Center, 21251 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, 95014
By appointment only for Wednesday, Jan. 20, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Campbell
Orchard City Banquet Hall (in the Campbell Community Center), 1 W. Campbell Ave., Campbell, 95008
By appointment only for Thursday, Jan. 21, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Palo Alto
Mitchell Park – El Palo Alto Room, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, 94303
By appointment only for Friday, Jan. 22, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
POP-UP TESTING SITES – No appointments needed and only for people without symptoms.
San José
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 467 N. White Road, San José, 95127
Tuesday through Friday, Jan. 19– Jan. 22, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Public Health Story Road Hub, 1775 Story Road, San José 95122,
Friday, Jan. 22, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Gilroy
South County Annex (formerly Del Buono Elementary) – 9300 Wren Ave., Gilroy, 95020
Tuesday through Friday, Jan. 19 - Jan. 22, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
San Ysidro Park, 7700 Murray Ave., Gilroy 95020
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
In order to facilitate the testing process and reduce waiting times, staff may distribute wristbands that will correspond to specific testing time windows. When patients receive a wristband, they may be asked to return during their assigned testing window. Once all wristbands have been handed out, the testing site can no longer take additional patients for the day.
The County test sites provide COVID-19 tests free of charge, regardless of immigration status, and no doctor’s note is needed. At some County test sites, people with insurance may be asked to provide their insurance information, so that payment from the insurance company can be collected. However, patients will not be billed for any co-pay, deductible, or any other cost for testing. Those without health insurance or those who do not provide insurance information can still get a test at those sites.
For people without COVID-19 symptoms, the County currently offers indoor and drive-through sites. People with symptoms are directed to drive-through sites to reduce the chance of getting others sick.
For those with healthcare coverage, systems such as Kaiser Permanente, Sutter/Palo Alto Medical Foundation and others are required by County order to offer free testing to symptomatic persons, persons who have been exposed to a confirmed COVID-19 case, and all “essential workers.” Examples of “essential workers” include teachers, healthcare workers, grocery store clerks, and persons who work in agriculture or food manufacturing.
For more information on testing rights, see our Frequently Asked Questions page. The County also collects and publishes data on testing by large healthcare systems: www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pages/dashboard-testing.aspx#hstesting.
All test sites are mapped on the County’s website at www.sccfreetest.org. The site is available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Tagalog. Information is also available by calling 2-1-1.
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