{"id":17375,"date":"2020-11-17T17:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T23:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=17375"},"modified":"2020-11-17T16:36:51","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T22:36:51","slug":"tennessee-announces-extended-hours-at-select-locations-bookend-thanksgiving-holiday-to-encourage-covid-19-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2020\/11\/17\/tennessee-announces-extended-hours-at-select-locations-bookend-thanksgiving-holiday-to-encourage-covid-19-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee announces Extended Hours at Select Locations Bookend Thanksgiving Holiday to Encourage COVID-19 Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TennesseeNashville, TN <\/strong>– Tennessee Governor Bill Lee\u2019s Unified Command Group is making more COVID-19 Coronavirus testing options available for Tennesseans statewide leading up to and just after Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

\"Coronavirus\"<\/a>

Coronavirus<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Tennessee Department of Health and Tennessee National Guard will extend operating hours at 35 county health departments, from 7:00am to 5:00pm, local time, on Monday, November 23rd, and Monday, November 30th. A list of the county health departments operating with extended hours is below.<\/p>\n

Tennessee National Guard personnel will also support testing during extended hours at health departments in the Davidson, Hamilton, and Knox counties.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 Coronavirus testing at county health departments is free to those who want to receive a COVID-19 test.<\/p>\n

A complete, statewide list of all COVID-19 Coronavirus testing sites is available at https:\/\/covid19.tn.gov\/testing-sites\/<\/a><\/p>\n

All 89 rural county health departments will be open Monday, November 23rd, through Wednesday, November 25th. County health departments will be closed and will not provide COVID-19 Coronavirus testing from Thursday November 26th, through Saturday November 28th, 2020.<\/p>\n

Participants should receive their test results within 72 hours, depending on test processing volume at laboratories. Information will be provided to participants at the testing locations on what they can expect after being tested. This information is also available at: www.tn.gov\/content\/dam\/tn\/health\/documents\/cedep\/novel-coronavirus\/TestedGuidance.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Center for Disease Control & Prevention has a guide available with recommendations for making Thanksgiving safer to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among family and friends. The guide is available at https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/daily-life-coping\/holidays\/thanksgiving.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Governor Lee formed the UCG on March 23rd, 2020, bringing together the Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee Department of Military, and Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to streamline coordination across key Tennessee departments to fight the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
County Health Department with Expanded Hours
\n7:00am to 5:00pm, Local Time – Nov. 23rd & Nov. 30th, 2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
REGION<\/strong><\/td>\nCOUNTY<\/strong><\/td>\nLOCATION<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northeast<\/strong><\/td>\nCarter<\/strong><\/td>\nCarter County Health Department
\n403 G St., Elizabethton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greene<\/strong><\/td>\nGreene Valley Campus    
\n4850 E. Andrew Johnson Hwy., Greeneville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawkins – Rogersville<\/strong><\/td>\nHawkins County Health Department           
\n201 Park Blvd., Rogersville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington<\/strong><\/td>\nWashington County Health Department
\n219 Princeton Road, Johnson City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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 <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East<\/strong><\/td>\nAnderson<\/strong><\/td>\nAnderson County Health Department   
\n710 N. Main St., Ste. A, Clinton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blount<\/strong><\/td>\nBlount County Health Department
\n301 McGhee St., Maryville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Campbell<\/strong><\/td>\nCampbell County Health Department
\n162 Sharp-Perkins Road, Jacksboro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hamblen<\/strong><\/td>\nHamblen County Health Department
\n331 W. Main St., Morristown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sevier<\/strong><\/td>\nSevier County Health Department
\n719 Middle Creek Road, Sevierville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southeast<\/strong><\/td>\nBradley<\/strong><\/td>\nBradley County Health Department
\n201 Dooley St., SE, Cleveland    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Franklin<\/strong><\/td>\nFranklin County Health Department
\n266 Joyce Lane, Winchester<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McMinn<\/strong><\/td>\nMcMinn County Health Department
\n393 County Road 554, Athens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rhea<\/strong><\/td>\nRhea County Health Department
\n344 Eagle Lane, Evensville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper Cumberland<\/strong><\/td>\nCumberland<\/strong><\/td>\nCumberland County Health Department
\n1503 S. Main St., Crossville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dekalb<\/strong><\/td>\nDekalb County Health Department
\n254 Tiger Drive, Smithville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Macon<\/strong><\/td>\nMacon County Fairgrounds
\n231 Russell Drive, Lafayette<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Overton<\/strong><\/td>\nOverton County Health Department
\n5880 Bradford-Hicks Drive, Livingston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Putnam<\/strong><\/td>\nPutnam County Fairgrounds
\n155 Fairgound Lane, Cookeville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warren<\/strong><\/td>\nWarren County Health Department
\n1401 Sparta St., McMinnville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mid-Cumberland<\/strong><\/td>\nCheatham<\/strong><\/td>\nCheatham County Health Department
\n162 County Services Drive, Ste. 200, Ashland City     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montgomery<\/strong><\/td>\nCivitan Park
\n650 Bellamy Lane, Clarksville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rutherford<\/strong><\/td>\nRutherford County Health Department
\n100 W. Burton St., Murfreesboro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sumner – Gallatin<\/strong><\/td>\nSumner County Health Department
\n1005 Union School Road, Gallatin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Williamson<\/strong><\/td>\nWilliamson County Ag Expo Center
\n4215 Long Lane, Franklin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilson<\/strong><\/td>\nWilson County Fairgrounds
\n945 E. Baddour Parkway, Lebanon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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 <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Central<\/strong><\/td>\nBedford<\/strong><\/td>\nBedford County Health Department
\n140 Dover St., Shelbyville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coffee<\/strong><\/td>\nCoffee County Fairgrounds
\n99 Lakeview Drive, Manchester<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawrence<\/strong><\/td>\nLawrence County Health Department
\n2379 Buffalo Road, Lawrenceburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maury<\/strong><\/td>\nMaury County Health Department
\n1909 Hampshire Pike, Columbia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West<\/strong><\/td>\nDyer<\/strong><\/td>\nDyer County Health Department
\n1755 Parr Ave., Dyersburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fayette<\/strong><\/td>\nFayette County Health Department
\n90 Yum Yum Road, Somerville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hardin<\/strong><\/td>\nHardin County Health Department
\n1920 Pickwick St., Savannah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haywood<\/strong><\/td>\nHaywood County Health Department
\n950 E. Main St., Brownsville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Obion<\/strong><\/td>\nObion County Health Department
\n1008 Mt. Zion Road, Union City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tipton<\/strong><\/td>\nTipton County Health Department
\n4700 Mueller Brass Road, Covington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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