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Giving up on a test

Title (Dublin Core)

Giving up on a test

Description (Dublin Core)

The husband cannot get a COVID-19 test

Date (Dublin Core)

March 26, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Katy Kole de Peralta

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Katy Kole de Peralta

Type (Dublin Core)

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Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Community Service
English Healthcare
English Public Health & Hospitals

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

COVID-19 test
confusion
give up
appointment
health department

Collection (Dublin Core)

Healthcare

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

03/26/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

10/14/2020
08/06/2021
08/07/021
06/21/2022

Date Created (Dublin Core)

03/26/2020

Text (Omeka Classic)

We tried for two days to get a COVID-19 test for my husband. I called on 3/24/2020 at 2:30 PM and was told there were no appointments left and to call again at 7:00 AM the next day. We called on 3/25/2020 at 7:00 AM and waited on hold for over an hour. By the time the operator could process the appointment, they were all full. She told us to call back at noon. We did. We called at noon, 2:00, 3:00, and 4:50 (they close at 5:00 PM), and there were no appointments. One operator told us to try Banner Urgent Care. I called the location on McClintock Drive. They had no tests. Another operator said to call the Maricopa County Health Department, the phone tree was obtuse and there was no way to talk to someone about getting a test. I’m not sure if he made the right choice by staying home. If he doesn’t go to work, he does not get paid. Without a test there is no way to be certain, but I am sure that we don’t want to continue navigating an inundated system trying to get a test.

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