COVID-19 Testing

What you should do after your test:

• If you need to be around other people in or outside of the home, wear a facemask. Stay home from work, school, and away from other public places. If you must go out, avoid using any kind of public transportation, ridesharing, or taxis.
• If you must leave the house, wear a facemask when you are around other people or pets and before you enter a healthcare provider’s office.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
• Clean all surfaces that are touched often, like counters, tabletops, and doorknobs. Use household cleaning sprays or wipes according to the label instructions.

How you will receive your results:

• If your test was ordered by your Primary Care Provider, they may call you with a negative or positive result within 4 days.

Please check with your surgeon and MyChartPLUS, prior to surgery for test results.

What you should do after your test:

• If you test positive or have symptoms of a COVID infection, as much as possible, stay in a specific room and away from other people in your home. Also, you should use a separate bathroom, if available.
• If you need to be around other people in or outside of the home, wear a facemask. Stay home from work, school, and away from other public places. If you must go out, avoid using any kind of public transportation, ridesharing, or taxis.
• If you must leave the house, wear a facemask when you are around other people or pets and before you enter a healthcare provider’s office.
• Monitor your symptoms carefully. If your symptoms get worse, call your healthcare provider immediately.
• If you have a medical appointment, call the healthcare provider ahead of time and tell them that you have or may have COVID-19.
• For medical emergencies, call 911 and notify the dispatch personnel that you have or may have COVID-19.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
• Get rest and stay hydrated.
• Cover your cough and sneezes.
• Avoid sharing personal items with other people in your household, like dishes, towels, and bedding.
• Clean all surfaces that are touched often, like counters, tabletops, and doorknobs. Use household cleaning sprays or wipes according to the label instructions.
• If you are confirmed to have COVID-19, you should remain on home isolation precautions until the risk of spread to others is thought to be low. The decision of when to stop this isolation should be made in consultation with your doctor.

How you will receive your results:

• If you test positive, you will receive a call with your test results within 4 days.
• If your test was ordered by your PCP, they may call you with a negative or positive result within 4 days
• Negative results will be available within 4 days, electronically, via MyChartPLUS, Hartford HealthCare’s patient portal.
• For more information you may call the Community Care Center @ 860.972.8100 if you have further questions about your test result.

What you should do after your test:

• Cover your cough and sneezes.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
• Avoid sharing personal items with other people in your household, like dishes, towels and bedding.

How you will receive your results:

• If you are tested by Hartford Healthcare at your job or in a community center, and signed a consent to allow your results to be given to personnel affiliated with the work or community site, your results will be sent directly to the designated person within 4 days of the nasal swab being obtained. They will reach out to you with your results.
• Negative results will be available within 7 days, electronically, via MyChartPLUS, Hartford HealthCare’s patient portal.