Ochsner Health System is designating three urgent care locations for testing for the new coronavirus, the hospital system said Thursday.

The three sites devoted to COVID-19 testing and assessment are located in New Orleans, Mandeville and Houma. Tests will be provided only if recommended by the Louisiana Department of Health and the patient's health care provider, according to a statement.

The hospital also asked that patients schedule a virtual visit or send a message to a primary care doctor before seeking care if possible.

If patients are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, which include fever, cough and shortness of breath, Ochsner has asked that they call an all-hours hotline at 844-888-2772 for advice and information.

The news that Ochsner is reserving some urgent care locations for disease testing came a day before Ochsner and other area health care systems were due to share information with New Orleans officials about their capacity to respond to COVID-19.

On Thursday, system representatives would not answer questions about how many negative pressure rooms they were reserving at each of their hospitals to isolate patients affected by the virus. Officials did say on Wednesday that they have 200 such rooms across their system overall.

Neither would the system answer questions about its stockpile of personal protective equipment, its number of infectious disease specialists, or its general COVID-19 protocols.

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The locations of the COVID-19 testing clinics are below.

Bayou Region

Ochsner Urgent Care – Houma

5922 West Main Street, Suite A, Houma

North shore

Ochsner Urgent Care – Mandeville

2735 Highway 190, Suite D, Mandeville

New Orleans

Ochsner Urgent Care - Mid-City at Canal

4100 Canal Street, New Orleans

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