Community Teams to Make Galleria a County COVID-19 Drive-Thru Test Facility
Jasmine Morales (seated) and Cindy Foster of BCHD staff L.A. County’s COVID-19 test site at the South Bay Galleria (photo courtesy of BCHD). The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has been busy opening more than 30 COVID-19 testing sites throughout the county, including the first site in the South Bay at the Galleria in Redondo Beach. The Galleria location has administered more than 4,200 tests since it opened April 3. The drive-up testing site is available to L.A. County residents via scheduled appointments and this week is increasing capacity to 500 appointments per day. The test site is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Galleria test location is being staffed by L.A. County Fire Department (including lifeguards), Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center, and Beach Cities Health District (BCHD). At the onset of the outbreak, BCHD began working with the L.A. County Department of Public Health, the City of Redondo Beach and Galleria management to establish a test site in the Beach Cities. “This is a great community collaboration with L.A. County Fire, Providence Little Company of Mary, Redondo Beach, the Galleria and BCHD,” said Tom Bakaly, CEO…
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