The Goal of Testing: Given the rising numbers of positive COVID-19 results in our community and in an effort to identify asymptomatic individuals that may be COVID-19 positive and unknowingly spreading the virus, Saint Mary’s Hall is implementing a weekly COVID-19 Molecular Testing surveillance program in partnership with Your Health Lab, a clinical laboratory service that is working with several other Texas independent and public schools as well as private businesses.
Our faculty, staff, and any student opting for in-person learning and/or athletic involvement are required to get a weekly PCR test. While the testing is only a snapshot in time and cannot guarantee that we will not have a positive case on campus, this extra layer of mitigation can help reduce the spread of COVID-19 while we continue to follow all the safety precautions and mitigation strategies already in place.
Campus Testing Process
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Testing for students and employees will be offered every week on Monday and Thursday from 7:45am-1:45pm on campus. No appointment is necessary. Students and employees must test weekly. Student-athletes will test both Monday and Thursday.
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Monday: 7:45am-1:45pm, East Wing of the Coates-Seeligson Theater/Chapel
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Thursday: 7:45am-1:45pm, East Wing of the Coates-Seeligson Theater/Chapel
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Your Health Lab will provide test results to Saint Mary’s Hall 24-48 hours after testing. We will update the data on the SMH COVID-19 Dashboard bi-weekly.
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You will only hear from the school if your test was positive. If you are not contacted within 48 hours after your original test date and time, your COVID-19 surveillance test result was negative, and you are clear to access campus the following week.