During these difficult times, Lowcountry Urgent Care (LUC) is open and available to collect specimens to test for COVID-19. LUC is capable of collecting specimens from patients who have symptoms and meet the criteria for being tested. Upon collection of the specimen, specimens will be sent to an FDA-approved lab for analysis.
The national average turn-around time is approximately 10 days for the test results to be sent back to clinics.
To insure the safety of the staff and patients, LUC is following CDC guidelines on proper protocol inside and outside in the parking lot on Bells Highway.
Due to the limited number of tests available, staff must perform a medical evaluation on patients to determine if they meet the criteria set forth to be tested. Once the specimen is collected, it will be sent to an approved laboratory for testing. Once the specimen is sent to the laboratory, doctors must wait for the lab to send back the results before informing patients.