West 5th Campus COVID-19 Testing Centre
Last Updated on September 15th at 3:58 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, in partnership with Hamilton Public Health, will be opening a COVID-19 Testing Centre at our West 5th Campus for appointments only in the early evening hours, Monday through Friday.
Demand for appointments at COVID-19 testing centres in Hamilton is high. Appointments are required to ensure public and staff safety at testing centres and to ensure people with COVID-19 symptoms are tested as soon as possible.
To quickly increase the amount of appointments available and to take on the overflow of appointment requests, we are opening a COVID-19 testing centre at the West 5th Campus that can be accessed by appointment only.
The COVID-19 Testing Centre will be located in the Medical Outpatient Clinic, Level 0, accessed by patients only via the Outpatient Entrance, which faces Fennell Avenue. It will open after the clinics on Level 0 have closed for the day. Appointments will be booked between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday. The first appointments will be booked for Wednesday, Sept. 16. At this time, the COVID-19 Testing Centre at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s West 5th Campus does not accept walk-ins.
Hamilton Paramedic Services staff will be providing the COVID-19 tests initially, although that will change over time. We anticipate that this location will expand to eventually take over when the Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena Drive-through COVID-19 Testing Centre closes in mid-October.
St. Joe’s is ensuring the safety of staff, physicians, volunteers and patients by following strict adherence to infection prevention and control practices, identical to the COVID-19 Testing Centres across our region, including a deep cleaning of the COVID-19 Testing Centre clinic space, entranceway and hallway each night after closing, providing masks, screening, and promoting physical distancing. Only one entrance/exit will access the clinic and patients will be directed to exit the building immediately after testing.
Updated May 27th 2020
In Hamilton, we have three sites to book testing appointments. Appointments can be booked through Hamilton Public Health Services at 905-974-9848 or your family doctor.
Click here for more information.
Locations:
West End Assessment Centre
690 Main Street West, Hamilton
Hours of Operation: 10 am to 4 pm daily
Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Centre
Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena
25 Hester Street, Hamilton
Hours of Operation: 11 am to 4 pm daily
East End Assessment Centre
2757 King Street East, Hamilton
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday 4 to 8 pm | Saturday & Sunday 10 am to 2 pm
For more information, click here.
