PHD calls upon providers to write COVID-19 test orders

COEUR d’ALENE – Beginning Tuesday, July 14, 2020, Panhandle Health District (PHD) will only be writing orders for COVID-19 testing for individuals who are uninsured and do not have a primary care provider. PHD is asking individuals to use their primary care provider for their COVID-19 test ordering needs. Due to the increased number of COVID-19 positive cases in our community, PHD will be focusing our resources on the public health function of contact tracing in order to slow the spread of the virus...