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Health Center holiday hours and expanded testing

The Health Center at Auraria will close for the holiday break Dec. 23 at 5 p.m.

December 14, 2020

The Health Center at Auraria will close for the holiday break Dec. 23 at 5 p.m. Through Dec. 18, the center will continue to offer Auraria Campus constituents (students, faculty and staff) drive-thru COVID-19 testing Monday through Friday by appointment for individuals who have symptoms. Flu shots are also available by appointment through Dec. 18. Call 303-615-9999 to schedule either service. 

The Health Center will reopen Jan. 4. COVID-19 drive-thru testing will resume Jan. 11, using a new expanded process for scheduling. This new process will include testing for asymptomatic individuals (those without symptoms) and symptomatic individuals (those with symptoms). During the week of Jan. 4-8, the campus community will be informed of the new procedure for scheduling COVID-19 testing.

Important dates:

• Dec. 18 - Last COVID-19 drive-thru session for 2020.
• Dec. 23 - Health Center at Auraria closes at 5 p.m. for the holiday break.
• Jan. 4 - Health Center at Auraria reopens at 8 a.m. after the holiday break.
• Jan. 4-8 - New scheduling process for COVID-19 testing announced to the campus community.
• Jan. 11 - Auraria Campus COVID-19 drive-thru testing reopens for asymptomatic and symptomatic testing.

If you need medical care during the holidays, the Health Center advises to consult your insurance provider or go to healthcenter1.com/after-hours-care. When drive-thru testing is not available at the Health Center, the following link will provide testing locations in metro Denver: covid19.colorado.gov/testing.