Anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms, including milder symptoms, can come to a testing site for sample collection and use the service as long as testing supplies are available. People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms or combinations of symptoms may have COVID-19: Cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing/ or at least two of these symptoms: fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell. You do not need to have a doctor’s order. Tests also are available to all essential workers reporting to work in person whether they have symptoms or not. Please call the hotlines for more information. GLBHC sites include:
Saginaw - David R. Gamez community health center, 501 Lapeer Ave. Saginaw, MI 48607
Monday – Friday 9am–3pm or until supplies run out each day. Drive-thru hotline:(989) 293-3492
Huron County – Thumb Area community health center, 876 N Van Dyke Rd. Bad Axe, MI 48413
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10am–12pm or until supplies run out each day. Drive-thru hotline: (989) 284-0076
Bay County – Bayside community health center, 3884 Monitor Rd. Bay City, MI 48706
Monday – Friday Noon-4pm or until testing supplies run out each day. Drive-thru hotline: (989) 280-0725
Please note: New patients or people without a primary care provider wanting to establish care related to COVID19 symptoms and/or known exposure, please call (989) 293-3492 for assistance.
CHANGES TO HOURS OF OPERATION:
Temporarily Closed: The following departments and services are temporarily closed due to the corona virus: Bridgeport Dental Center, Eye Care, Physical Therapy, Integrated Care Saginaw, Alternative Pain Management, Annual Physicals, X-Ray, Mammography, Ultrasound except OB & Emergencies, Well Child over 4 (provider discretion).
School-Based health care: Now offering audio and video telehealth services for primary and behavioral health care for ages 5-21. Hours are 8 am to 5 pm Monday-Friday. Call 751-7777.
Medical Sites: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm Janes Street will continue Saturday hours including pharmacy from 10:00am – 4:00pm.
Dental Sites:
Here at Great Lakes Bay Health Centers, we understand that it can be a challenge for patients in our community to find a dentist to treat their emergent dental needs and pain. Though we have suspended all of our regularly scheduled non-emergent treatment and preventive care, Great Lakes Bay Health Centers dental clinics are open to treat patients experiencing pain, swelling, bleeding, or other emergent dental problems. In order to maintain a safe environment for all staff and patients, please call to schedule an appointment so we can make the safest arrangements to see you.
It’s the driving force behind everything we do at Great Lakes Bay Health Centers. GLBHC is actually one community health center umbrella made up of 30 locations throughout the Great Lakes Bay region and beyond in 16 different counties. Most locations are set up to serve medically underserved populations, but our doors are open to anyone regardless of insurance or lack of insurance. Our federally qualified community health centers around Michigan offer a wide range of comprehensive high-quality medical care, dental care, and behavioral health care to over 54,000 patients.
Our Patient Centered Medical Home philosophy really helps our patients overcome many barriers to their care and coordinates an integrated approach to treat patients as a whole. We Change Lives Because We Care and provide Quality Healthcare for Everyone.
