COVID-19 Testing
Latest Information on COVID-19 Testing at BCH
COVID-19 Testing at BCH Lab Locations
As of September 13, 2021, BCH is offering COVID-19 testing at all three BCH lab locations by appointment only. Turnaround time for testing is 48 hours. Testing is available by appointment during normal business hours at the following lab locations:
Foothills Hospital (4747 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder)
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat., 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sun., 7 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Community Medical Center (1000 W. South Boulder Rd., Lafayette)
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat: 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Erie Medical Center (101 Erie Parkway, Erie)
Phone:
303-415-5811
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sat: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Effective January 5, 2022, all Boulder Community Health laboratory locations will discontinue Travel and Asymptomatic Self-Referral Testing. Additionally, all patients needing testing will require a physician order before they can schedule an appointment.
BCH Urgent Care Center COVID-19 Testing
All Urgent Care COVID testing requires an Urgent Care in-person visit or video visit prior to testing for symptomatic patients.*Patient charges will include an Urgent Care virtual visit charge in addition to any testing fees.
- Symptomatic patients requesting to be tested for COVID-19 need to call from the parking lot at the Urgent Care location in Erie (303-415-5810) to register for a virtual visit or in-person visit.
- If the nurse practitioner recommends swab testing, patients can register for a drive-up test.
Types of Tests Offered at our Urgent Care Center:
- Rapid COVID/Flu Test
- Swab Test (PCR)
Who can be tested at our Urgent Care Center:
- Those who are symptomatic
Please check-in by 6 p.m. to allow for enough time to proceed with a Video Visit and COVID/Flu PCR Test if indicated.
Please note that the Rapid COVID/Flu test performed at urgent care sites are still resulted in under 2 hours.