Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) recently reached its one year anniversary of the start of the ongoing fight against the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.
On March 8, 2020, NMCP ran their first COVID-19 test through the medical center and had their first COVID-19 patient admitted to the medical center.
NMCP quickly implemented an innovative drive thru screening and triage site designed to relieve the patient flow through the Emergency Department and help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in an open air environment. This site has processed more than 107,000 COVID tests throughout the past year.
“This is all designed to keep patients in their vehicle, preventing spread of potential infections in waiting rooms and treatment areas...
