COVID-19 Update from The GW Medical Faculty Associates
Please visit our COVID-19 Safety Protocols for more information on resuming in-person services, visitation guidelines, and the current precautions we are taking at our locations.
Your Safety
We urge all our patients to stay safe during this holiday season and the ongoing surge of the pandemic in our area. The GW MFA team is working hard to ensure continuous and safe medical care during this challenging period. During the surge period you may experience some of the following:
- If you have a medical appointment scheduled, you may notice medical staff taking additional precautions including extra personal protective equipment (PPE) and new workflows.
- If your medical appointment is canceled you may be able to reschedule it as a tele-visit or in a few days. Please request an appointment with your provider through MyChart or contact the scheduling staff for the department.
- Delays in communication may occur due to surge conditions and system-wide shortages. For urgent matters, please call your provider.
We thank you for your flexibility and patience with these rapidly changing circumstances and for helping keep our staff, community, and patients safe with these health and safety measures.
COVID-19 Testing
Due to the high demand for testing, we encourage our patients to visit their state/local resources pages for COVID-19 testing information: **If you are seeking pre-procedural testing for GW Hospital, please go to the GW Hospital (900 23rd St NW, Washington, DC 20037) and proceed to pre-admission testing. If you are symptomatic, traveling, or need a COVID-19 test for another reason, you can get a COVID test at one of our GW Immediate & Primary Care (GW IPC) locations listed below. No appointment is required. As of March 9, 2022, GW IPC will no longer have designated Upper Respiratory Infection/COVID-19 testing hours. Patients are able to walk-in or schedule an appointment any time during normal operating hours to receive a COVID-19 test and evaluation for upper respiratory infections. For information on locations and operating hours visit gwdocsipc.com. If you are having symptoms consistent with COVID-19 (cough, shortness of breath, fever, chills, muscle aches, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat or new loss of taste or smell), it is important that you self-quarantine at home until you are able to get a COVID-19 test with a negative result and have clearance from your health care provider. To find additional COVID-19 testing sites in your area, please click one of the links below: If you test positive for COVID-19, please isolate yourself from others right away. The recommended period of isolation for most people per the CDC is 10 days. Unless you are specifically instructed to do so by your physician or employer, you do not have to test negative in order to end isolation after this period. PCR tests can remain positive for a long time after illness due to remnants of the virus that are no longer infectious. The following information regarding treatment is current as of late December 2021: Treatment of Mild to Moderate Illness Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
COVID-19 Tests, Antibody Tests, and Same Day Antigen Tests
COVID-19 Tests, Antibody Tests, and Same Day Antigen Tests
COVID-19 Tests, Antibody Tests, and Same Day Antigen Tests
Treatment Options
MyChart Video Visits Available
We are offering virtual health visits for almost all of our specialty care areas. Please contact your provider to schedule your virtual health visit, or call (202) 677-MED3 (6333). It’s easy, convenient, and safe.
Instructions for Patients
If your GW healthcare provider has ordered this test
Please bring a photo ID and insurance card with you and inform the registration staff that you are a GW patient whose provider has ordered a COVID-19 test. Your provider will share results with you.
If your non-GW healthcare provider has ordered this test
Please bring a photo ID, insurance card, and copy of the provider’s order for the COVID-19 test. The order will need to include your provider’s LabCorp account number to help make sure that the results are sent back to your provider. Your ordering provider will share results with you.
If you do not have an order, but want to be tested
Please bring your photo ID and insurance card with you. You can expect to be evaluated by a qualified GW healthcare provider who may order the COVID-19 test for you. Note that the evaluation by a GW healthcare provider is required in order to receive an order for testing and that this is a billable visit. The self-pay fee is $150.
Test Results
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Results are currently taking approximately up to 7 days, though result times vary based on laboratory capacity.
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Results from testing will be sent to the healthcare provider who ordered the tests. Patients should wait to be contacted with results or contact the healthcare provider who ordered the test if they are seeking results.
Visitor Restrictions
- To ensure we maintain a safe environment for all our patients and staff, we ask for your help by following our visitor restrictions. We truly appreciate your understanding.
COVID-19 Recovery Clinic
We are offering a new COVID-19 Recovery Clinic to support patients who struggle with long-term symptoms after COVID-19. This multi-disciplinary clinic offers up-to-date medical knowledge, compassionate care, and supportive resources in the service of our patients recovering from COVID-19. Our team of experts will conduct a comprehensive assessment and create an individualized plan to help every patient achieve optimal physical and mental recovery.