Aligning with recent direction from the Ontario government, Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is ramping up testing at its COVID-19 assessment centre.
Any Peterborough-area residents who are experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness (even if mild) are asked to contact the PRHC COVID-19 assessment centre at 705-876-5086.
Symptoms include:
- Fever/chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Sore throat
- Runny nose
- Nasal congestion
- Difficulty swallowing
- Unexplained fatigue
- Unexplained headache
- Joint/muscle aches
- Loss of taste or smell
If your symptoms are severe, call 9-1-1 and alert the dispatcher to your travel history and symptoms.
The PRHC COVID-19 Assessment Centre phone line is staffed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Assessments are available by appointment only; walk-ins are not permitted. Hospital staff will complete the assessment. If you have a scheduled appointment, show up at the centre at least 10 minutes prior to your appointment time.
You should clean their hands and apply a face mask as directed when entering. Following assessment, you will be directed on next steps, which may include self-monitoring instructions, returning home to self-isolate while waiting for test results, or remaining at the hospital for further assessment.
Not everyone who is assessed will be tested for COVID-19. Testing is administered according to Ministry of Health guidelines, depending on the results of the assessment.
Not a Peterborough-area resident?
Below is information about the other COVID-19 assessment centres in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) COVID-19 Assessment Centre – 705-328-6217
The RMH COVID-19 Assessment Centre phone line is staffed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The centre is staffed by nurses, who will complete a phone assessment and refer the caller for the appropriate next steps, which may include self-monitoring instructions, self-isolation instructions, testing at the offsite location (Lindsay Exhibition), or seeking care in the hospital.
Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH) COVID-19 Assessment Centre – 905-377-7783
The NHH COVID-19 Assessment Centre phone line is staffed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Walk-ins are permitted. Staff will conduct screening, test if deemed appropriate, and direct people to proceed as required. These directions may be to go home with no action required at this time, go home on self-isolation to await a test result, of go to the NHH emergency department for further assessment by the health care team.
Haliburton County COVID-19 Community Assessment Centre – 705-457-1212 (press 6)
The Haliburton County COVID-19 Community Assessment Centre is staffed by health care providers who will complete a phone assessment and advise as to appropriate next steps, which may include self-monitoring instructions, self-isolation instructions, or further assessment and possible testing in the drive-through facility. The centre is for all residents of Haliburton County, regardless of whether you have a family doctor. Testing is by appointment only.
Trent Hills COVID-19 Assessment Centre
The Trent Hills COVID-19 Assessment Centre is a mobile COVID-19 assessment centre scheduled at locations in Campbellford, Warkworth and Hastings. It is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The centre is operated by the Trent Hills Family Health Team and the Northumberland County Ambulance & Paramedic Services.
Walk-ins (without an appointment) are not permitted. Community residents who have mild symptoms of COVID-19 should call their doctor or nurse practitioner’s office during business hours to book an assessment. Trent Hills Family Health Team patients should call their clinic: Campbellford site at 705-653-1801, Warkworth site at 705-924-2230, Hastings site at 705-696-2231, or Colborne site at 905-355-2075. Trent Hills residents who are not patients of the Trent Hills Family Health Team (no doctor or nurse practitioner or provider is not local) should call the Campbellford Virtual Care Clinic at 705-653-5040.
