Three COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites will open on Tuesday, June 16 at the drive-thru pharmacy windows of the Walmart Neighborhood Markets located at 1400 S Lamb Boulevard and 6570 E Lake Mead Boulevard in Las Vegas and 1401 American Pacific Drive in Henderson.
The sites are supported by Walmart, Quest Diagnostics and state and local officials and will test adults who meet CDC and state and local guidelines on who should be tested, including first responders, health care providers and others with symptoms of COVID-19. Please note, testing is not available inside Walmart stores.
“Walmart is part of the community, and we are proud to help support the expansion of COVID-19 testing in Las Vegas and Henderson during this time,” said Kevin Loscotoff, Walmart Public Affairs Director for Nevada. “We are grateful to our pharmacists and associates who are supporting these testing sites, and to Quest Diagnostics and local officials as we work together to open the sites and help our community.”
“There is significant need to expand the availability of COVID-19 testing resources on the east side of the Las Vegas Valley where we have a large population of minority and Hispanic residents who face a disproportionate risk of contracting the virus,” said Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom, who serves on the Southern Nevada Health District Board of Health beside Commission Chairman Marilyn Kirkpatrick.
“Commissioner Kirkpatrick and I have been working hand in hand on this issue with other local officials, including Councilwoman Olivia Diaz, and we are particularly grateful that our east side residents now have two new options for drive-thru testing, one in the parking lot of the Walmart Neighborhood store on Lamb Boulevard in my district and the other in the parking lot of the store on Lake Mead Boulevard in Marilyn’s district. This is an important step in the right direction, and we will continue working on efforts to expand access to testing where it’s needed most.”
Details regarding the testing sites:
- Located at the Walmart Neighborhood Market pharmacy drive-thru windows at:
- 1400 S Lamb Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89104
- 6570 E Lake Mead Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89156
- 1401 American Pacific Drive, Henderson, NV 89074
- The sites are open Tuesdays and Thursdays weekly from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., weather permitting.
- Testing is for adults who meet CDC and state and local guidelines on who should be tested, including first responders, health care providers and others with symptoms of COVID-19.
- Individuals must be 18 years and older.
- The testing sites will require an appointment through Quest’s MyQuestTM online portal and app, www.MyQuestCOVIDTest.com, which will screen and schedule appointments for those individuals that meet medical eligibility for the testing sites.
- Once on site, those being tested will need to wear a mask and stay in their cars for verification of eligibility criteria, ID check and self-administered test. For the safety of all those on-site, the test site is not available to those who walk up.
- The sites will use a self-administered nasal swab test that will allow those being tested to swab their own nose onsite while in their vehicles, observed by a trained medical volunteer to ensure the sample is taken correctly, and drop the sealed sample into a container on their way out of the drive-thru site.
- Quest Diagnostics will handle processing test samples and communicating results to those tested and applicable departments of health.
- Any questions regarding testing and appointments, please call Quest’s dedicated COVID-19 line at 866-448-7719, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET
- The sites will be staffed by Walmart pharmacists and associates.
- While individuals who are tested are awaiting results, please follow CDC guidelines and take steps to help prevent the virus from spreading to people in your home and community.