Alternative Covid-19 testing site opening at Ruxer Golf Course

OptumServe Health Services will be opening a new Covid-19 testing site in Dubois County at Ruxer’s golf course building, 400 South Clay Street, in Jasper.

The new site will open Monday June 29 and will operate Monday, June 29 and Thursday, July 2 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Then the following weeks, the site will be open Tuesday thru Saturday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Register by appointment ONLY at https://lhi.care/covidtesting or by phone at: 888-634-1116 (for those without internet access ONLY). Appointments can be made starting today June 25.

Testing is for anyone who lives or works in the State of Indiana. Anyone now can be tested, even those who are not showing symptoms, having symptoms, or those who just want to be tested.   

There is NO charge for testing. However, if you do have private health care insurance, you are asked to bring that to the testing site.  

People can expect to get the results within 48 hours. Optum will send a text or email to the patient if the test is negative. A phone call will be given if there is a positive test results.

Dubois County Health Department will not be involved with the direct operations of OptumServe’s clinics. Dubois County Health Department will receive the positive cases results of Dubois County residents and will continue to work with the ISDH and local officials to ensure that contacts of the patients are identified and monitored.