BIDDEFORD, Maine 鈥� November 10, 2020 鈥� Southern Maine Health Care (SMHC) is transitioning COVID-19 testing for patients without symptoms from the Saco and Sanford Walk-In Centers to 10 Goodall Drive in East Waterboro allowing SMHC Walk-In Centers in Saco and Sanford to focus on urgent & respiratory care.
The Waterboro Walk-In Center closed in March and staff were redeployed to the Saco and Sanford Walk-In Centers to assist with the COVID-19 surge and testing.
The Waterboro site will reopen but will only be offering testing to patients without symptoms who:
- Need a test prior to an operation
- Have been exposed to a case of COVID-19 but have no symptoms
- Have returned to Maine from a high-risk location and need COVID-19 testing to shorten time in quarantine
- Need testing to participate in school or work activities
Testing will be available by appointment only by calling 207-490-7505.
Traditional Walk-In Care will continue at the Saco and Sanford locations for both respiratory and non-respiratory care. Kennebunk Walk-In will continue to be available for non-respiratory Walk-In care needs.
Patients who are experiencing COVID-19 or any respiratory symptoms can visit the Saco or Sanford Walk-In Centers for an assessment, treatment, and testing if deemed necessary.
鈥淟ike the rest of the country, we are planning for the upcoming flu season and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,鈥� said Michael Albaum, MD, Chief Medical Officer, SMHC, 鈥淲e need to increase our capacity to assess and treat respiratory illness in our Walk-In Centers in Saco and Sanford while maintaining testing for patients without symptoms. Opening the Waterboro site specifically for testing will allow us to more effectively meet our communities鈥� needs now and through flu season in a safe way.鈥�
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About Southern Maine Health Care
Southern Maine Health Care (SMHC) is an award-winning health care organization that includes a full service, acute care medical center in Biddeford and a medical center in Sanford with York County鈥檚 only inpatient behavioral health unit. Both medical centers offer 24/7 Emergency care, surgical and diagnostic services. SMHC offers primary care, specialty care, outpatient diagnostic and therapy services across York County and Walk-In Care centers in Kennebunk, Saco, Sanford and Waterboro. SMHC is Joint Commission accredited and is part of the AOA体育平台 system, a growing family of health care services in northern New England with a non-profit mission dedicated to 鈥渋mproving the health of our patients and communities by providing high-quality affordable care, educating tomorrow's caregivers, and researching better ways to provide care.鈥� To learn more, visit .