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People coming for these rounds of free testing do not need an appointment or a doctor’s order. Both symptomatic and asymptomatic people will be offered testing and education. Only swab tests will be offered during this car-based event – not rapid antibody tests. The swab test only determines if a patient is actively infected after the test is run in a lab. Swab test results will be communicated in four to six days after processing in a lab. Pre-registration will be offered and is recommend for expedited testing. Patients may pre-register by printing and bringing the form to the site: https://www.beebehealthcare.org/patients-visitors/screening-testing-treatment-beebe. The Beebe Coronavirus Screening Line is also available seven days a week for those seeking testing. If anyone cannot make this free testing event, by calling 302-645-3200, patients will be screened, assessed, and scheduled for testing if deemed medically necessary by a physician. Earlier during the pandemic and push to test more people in Sussex County, Beebe’s testing site in Georgetown was the first to launch under the governor’s and DPH’s plan. A total of seven events have been held, including one in Millsboro. Those who need face-to-face care can be seen at Beebe’s COVID Positive Care Center, located at the Georgetown Walk-In by calling 302-645-3200. Throughout these many testing events, Beebe has been collaborating with the state Division of Public Health, La Red Health Center, Westside Family Healthcare, First State Community Action Agency, La Esperanza, Nemours Pediatrics, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Georgetown, and town police departments. Beebe Healthcare is a not-for-profit community healthcare system with a charitable mission to encourage healthy living, prevent illness, and restore optimal health for the people who live in, work in, and visit the communities we serve. Beebe Healthcare has three campuses: the Margaret H. Rollins Lewes Campus, which houses the medical center; the Rehoboth Beach Health Campus; and coming in 2020, the South Coastal Health Campus. Beebe Healthcare offers primary care as well as specialized services in the areas of cardiac and vascular, general surgery, robotic surgery, cancer treatment, women's health, and orthopaedics. Beebe also offers walk-in care, lab, imaging and physical rehabilitation services at several locations throughout Sussex County, in addition to a Home Care program and an adult activities center. For more information about Beebe Healthcare, go to www.beebehealthcare.org. To find out how Beebe Healthcare is Creating the Next Generation of Care for the community, go to www.nextgenerationofcare.org.