Creighton University recently opened up
a COVID-19 testing center in the Kiewit
Fitness Center
in partnership with TestNebraska. The
testing center is open
Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to noon
and is free to
all students, faculty, and staff.
Why is testing important you ask? In
addition to social distancing, wearing a
face covering and participating in
Creighton's screening efforts,
widespread testing is a proven, effective
way
to combat the spread of COVID-19. Testing
gives us crucial data
that we need to help track and contain
the spread of the virus.
So who should get tested? Good question.
If you're on campus and you experience
any symptoms - cough, shortness of breath,
fatigue, body aches, new loss of taste or
smell,
headache, sore throat - we urge you to get
tested.
And the on-campus testing center makes
it quick and convenient.
If you're not experiencing symptoms, but
there's a possibility that you've been
exposed to someone with COVID-19,
you may choose to get tested. If you're
in quarantine you are very welcome to
please come get a COVID test
but you will still need to remain in
quarantine for the full 14 days
regardless of the results. So how does it
work?
Prior to your arrival at the test center,
you'll need to register for a test
and complete the preliminary assessment
through TestNebraska.
Upon completion, you'll be given a
personalized code.
Please bring that code - either on your
phone
or as a printout - to the testing station
on the east
end of the Kiewit Fitness Center. Creighton
can conduct up to 200 tests a day
and results are usually available in
about 72
hours after the test, has been received.
The results will be
sent directly to you. We ask that once
you receive your results, that you
forward them to us at CovidResults@creighton.edu.
This site provides convenient, easy
accessible way for us to test
COVID-19 on our campus. With testing,
screening, social distancing, wearing your
face coverings, and practicing
good hand hygiene we can all do our part
to help keep our campus,
and each other, safe.
