COVID-19 Services
Hines Health offers an array of services to address COVID-19 to help you and your organization combat the COVID-19 pandemic. With employee health and safety at the forefront, Hines Health provides flexible COVID-19 services at our clinic and at your workplace to meet your needs as an employer.
PCR Testing
- Lab-based molecular testing that is highly accurate to diagnose active coronavirus infection
- Testing is done by throat swab or nasopharyngeal swab
- Current method of testing used by provincial health authorities and is recognized across Canada for symptomatic, close contact and outbreak testing situations
Asymptomatic Rapid Antigen Screening
- Rapid point-of-care tests (POCT) that detects specific proteins from the COVID-19 virus to screen for active infection
- Generates results within 15 minutes
- Testing is done by nasal swab
- Used for asymptomatic screening – ideal for mass screening of large groups and workplaces
POCT COVID-19 Antibody Screening
- Detects antibodies produced in response to recent or previous COVID-19 infection and immunization
- Generates results within 10 minutes
- Testing is done by fingertip blood sample
- Used for surveillance of infection with COVID-19 in specific populations
COVID-19 Isolation Medical Services
- Provides Health Care Professional monitoring and medical services to individuals awaiting COVID-19 test results and to individuals who are COVID-19 positive
- Transportation to a designated COVID-19 isolation facility
Isolation Facilities
- Designated Isolation Facilities to provide care for individuals awaiting COVID-19 test results, individuals who are COVID-19 positive and individuals who have been identified as a close contact
RAPID COVID-19 Clinics
- Asymptomatic Rapid Antigen Screening Clinics can be provided at your workplace
- Adds another layer of protection to employees and is used to reduce the chance of outbreaks and control the spread of COVID-19
- Presumptive positives results are managed following all Public Health legal requirements
