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Public Health Covid-19

Director:
Laurel Headwell, MS

Assistant Director:
Angela Stuart Palmer, MS

Supervising PHN:
Kim Frederick, MS, RN

Fiscal Manager:
Tammy Mickan

Office Hours: 
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Address:
County Services Complex
2714 State Highway 29
Johnstown, NY 12095

Phone:
(518) 736-5720

Fax:
(518) 762-1382

 

 

To schedule an appointment to receive your 1st COVID-19 vaccination on
Thursday August 26, 2021
at the
Fulton County Health Department
2714 State Highway 29, Johnstown, NY

Click this link to sign up

And please share this information with your friends and family!

 

Fulton County Higher Risk K12 School Sports Guidance
New guidance on School Sports is now available.
Please click Fulton County Higher Risk K12 School Sports Guidance.pdf to view the document. (Updated 2/19/21.)

 

Corona Virus

 

COVID-19 Information

Fulton County Public Health would like to offer some resources to people to help with reducing the spread of disease. If you are experiencing symptoms such as a fever, cough, sneezing, or shortness of breath then please contact your primary health care provider to review your symptoms. Please, unless you have a true emergency, do not just go to Urgent Care or the Emergency Room.

Below are links that you can visit for detailed information. If you have general questions on COVID-19, please call the New York State Department of Health hotline at 1-888-364-3065. The hotline is available 24/7.

 

 

General information on COVID-19

COVID-19 Cases On The Rise

Slow The Spread of COVID-19

Prevent COVID-19 During Travel

Information From New York State Information From the CDC Learn More About The COVID Vaccine Learn More About How COVID Spreads Learn How To Protect Yourself And Others Higher Risk K12 School Sports Guidance Results of Persons Tested Positive By County Printable COVID-19 Document

A big message in all the guidance is

WASH YOUR HANDS!

Here is a video from the CDC on the proper way to wash your hands.

 

 

Name of Testing Site Site Operators Testing Criteria Location Hours of Operation How to Make an Appointment

State University of Albany Drive- Thru

NYSDOH

  • Symptomatic individuals who have had close contact with a positive case

  • Health Care Workers

  • Nursing home employees

  • First responders on the front lines

University at Albany, Colonial Quad Parking Lot, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222

Open Daily
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Call the NYSDOH COVID-19 24-hour hotline at 1.888.364.3065 to be screened. No walk-ins will be allowed. You must be in a vehicle.
COVID Testing Site St Mary’s Health Care
  • Asymptomatic testing
  • Symptomatic NOT needing a provider assessment –test only
  • Pre-surgical testing
  • Mandated testing
  • Direct exposure testing
  • Travel testing
 4988 State Hwy 30 Amsterdam, NY 12010

Monday through Friday 7:00am - 3:30 pm

 If you have a fever, cough or other respiratory symptoms, please call 518.841.3710 to schedule an appointment. Guidance will be provided concerning testing, care and protective protocol. To best protect you, patients, staff and public must call this number before seeking testing or care for COVID 19.The script for the test need to be faxed to 518.841.3503.

Herkimer Primary Urgent Care

Primary Urgent Care

  • Symptomatic individuals who have had close contact with a positive case

  • Asymptomatic testing

  • Pre-surgical testing

  • Mandated testing

  • Health Care Workers

130 W Albany Street Herkimer, NY 13350 

(315) 634-6647 

Open Daily
9:00 AM to 7:30 PM

 Rapid Testing Available to all. Call (315) 634-6647 

https://www.primaryurgentcare.com/ 

If the patient is symptomatic, they can be rapid-tested and the Urgent Care will bill the insurance company for the test. A child must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian. If some other adult brings the child for testing, they will need written permission from the parent/guardian to do the test. In other situation prior insurance approval is required. 

Rite Aid

Drive-Thru Pharmacy
  • Appointments required
  • Testing available for 4 and older

172 N Main St
Gloversville, NY 12078
(518) 762-8981

OPen Daily

Contact Rite Aid for testing appointments and details.

WellNow Urgent Care

WellNow
West Seneca NY
  • Symptomatic individuals who have had close contact with a positive case
  • Asymptomatic testing

  • Pre-surgical testing

  • Mandated testing
  • Health Care Workers

332 S Kingsboro Ave Ext
Gloversville, NY 12078

Open Daily
8:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Rapid Testing Available to all. Call 518-752-3221 for further information or see https://wellnow.com/locations/gloversville/
(link is external)

CVS Gloversville

MinuteClinic COVID testing
(Drive up testing)
  • Symptomatic testing
  • Pre-Surgical testing

1013 State Highway 29A,
Gloversville NY 12078

Open Daily

Self-testing and being sent using MinuteClinic.

If someone does not have insurance, the CVS staff will ask for a social security card, driver’s license or state ID to submit the cost of the test to the federal program for the uninsured.

For more information: https://www.cvs.com/store-locator/cvs-pharmacy-address/1013+State+Hwy+29a-Gloversville-NY-12078/storeid=793
(link is external)

 

 

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NYS Department of health
2019-2021 Community Health Needs Assessment
Patient Bill of Rights