Healthcare Network, a nonprofit organization committed to the health and well-being of everyone in the community, will provide free drive-thru COVID-19 testing from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 27 at Nichols Community Health Center in Golden Gate, 12655 Collier Blvd.
Testing will be based on available supplies, for people of all ages regardless of symptoms. A physician or provider referral is not required, and those receiving tests do not need to be patients of Healthcare Network.
“Throughout the pandemic, Healthcare Network has been collaborative and proactive in providing COVID-19 support to the Collier County community, including providing the first testing in Everglades City and helping Doctors Without Borders conduct testing in Immokalee,” said Dr. Emily Ptaszek, president and CEO of Healthcare Network. “Providing testing at Nichols Community Health Center in Golden Gate supports our core mission of keeping the community healthy.”
Nichols Community Health Center in Golden Gate opened in June to serve the healthcare needs of 36,000 underserved residents in and around Golden Gate. Services offered at the Nichols Community Health Center include children’s care, obstetrics and gynecology, adult and senior care, integrated behavioral health and drive-thru pharmacy. Dental care and walk-in health care services are expected to open in the near future. Healthcare Network broke ground in January 2019 on the $15 million medical center named after a gift from Naples resident Jerry Nichols.
For information, call 239-658-3000 or visit HealthcareSWFL.org.
About Healthcare Network
Healthcare Network is committed to ensuring quality healthcare is accessible to everyone in our community, regardless of income or insurance status. Founded in 1977 to serve migrant farmworkers and their families in Immokalee, Healthcare Network now provides care to approximately 50,000 patients in practices throughout Collier County including the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile® and the Health and Smiles Mobile units. Healthcare Network provides primary healthcare services including family care, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, senior care, and pharmacy as well as dental care and integrated behavioral health for both adults and children. The organization’s newest location, the Nichols Community Health Center, is a 51,000-square-foot primary care medical center in Golden Gate. For more information, visit www.HealthcareSWFL.org, or to schedule an appointment, please call 239-658-3000.
