JOHNSTON, Iowa - Three new Test Iowa clinics are opening next week around Iowa.
The clinics will open in Buena Vista, Wapello and Winneshiek counties, and are partnerships between the state and local health care providers.
Anyone wanting at test will have to complete an online assessment, and then make an appointment.
The new test locations are in Storm Lake, Decorah and Ottumwa, with an existing site in Storm Lake closing Friday.
There are eight state run Test Iowa sites, including two in Des Moines and one each in Cedar Rapids and Davenport. There 21 state/local partnership Test Iowa Clinics, including the Iowa State University Research Park in Ames. The clinics tend to be in more rural locations.
The three new Test Iowa Clinics:
On Monday, October 12, testing will begin at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Clinic, located at 1525 West 5th Street in Storm Lake. Regular hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; and Friday, 9 a.m. to noon. The clinic site will replace the current Test Iowa drive-thru site located at Sunrise Golf Course in Storm Lake, which will close when testing concludes at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 9.
A clinic site will also open on Monday, October 12, at Winneshiek Medical Center, 901 Montgomery Street in Decorah. The drive-thru test site will be open Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Wapello County Test Iowa Clinic, located at 1207 North Jefferson in Ottumwa, will open Wednesday, October 14. Hours are Monday through Friday, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.