CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Prism Health
Lab - a branch of the 30+-year-old Prism Group of Companies -
has launched its sixth location in as many months in the Chinatown
neighborhood of Chicago by
leveraging Prism's unique digital technology developed to enable
large scale and cost-effective testing.
From a mobile 8x20-foot office, technicians provide free
COVID-19 testing to community members while complying with the most
stringent safety protocols. Patients can schedule appointments from
the comfort of their own homes via the Prism Health Lab website, or
on their mobile devices; Prism's call center offers service in
Chinese, Spanish, Hindi, and English. Patients can also scan a QR
Code or access a wireless Kiosk onsite to complete registration
within a few minutes for a walk-up appointment.
Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez
(25th) notes, "We're extremely grateful for their efforts. It's
critical that we have permanent service sites like this across our
city and state that are culturally sensitive with multilingual
personnel."
Zul Kapadia, President of Prism
Health Lab, says that offering culturally responsive health care
has always been at the core of his family's medical philosophy.
"Early on when we saw how our patients and friends within our
communities were struggling, we had to do something ... We're very
proud of the level of care we've been able to quickly deliver by
leveraging digital technology."
Early in the pandemic, Kapadia
developed proprietary technology, the Prism
Exchange, at the Harvard Innovation Lab. This system allows
Prism Health Lab to aggregate much more than COVID-19 test results.
The HIPAA-compliant Prism Exchange, among other
things, communicates data with Health Departments at the
municipal and state level, producing robust analytics
and visualizations needed for contact tracing. Prism Health
Lab leverages this data to react quickly to COVID-19 hotspots,
deploying their mobile teams in otherwise unserved
areas.
The medical team, under the directorship of Dr. MS Kapadia Senior, USCIS Civil Surgeon, consists of
Physicians, Physician's Assistants, Nurses, and Medical Assistants
to provide accurate and safe testing with appropriate follow-up.
The Prism Exchange also allows for patients to receive
telehealth visits with qualified health professionals in the event
of a positive diagnosis.
Prism Health Lab has garnered the attention of State
Representative Theresa Mah, who says
the testing clinics are "something that will keep our community
safe because anytime somebody thinks they might have been exposed,
they can come here and within a few minutes, get a test, and get
their results within a couple of days."
"We are living in unprecedented times. 400,000 Americans have
lost their lives. We have lost our neighbors, family, and friends.
We can stop that by doing more testing services," says Dr.
Tariq Butt, President of the Chicago
Medical Society. "The new administration has committed to America
that they'll provide one million doses of [the] vaccine every day.
Prism Health Lab is a model for how to do mass vaccination at
their various sites, especially for families and folks who are
more vulnerable to COVID-19."
Prism Health Lab preparations are underway to handle the
COVID-19 vaccine. The company has secured an on-demand fleet of
specialty cold-transport vehicles that can service mobile units and
are also building a state-of-the-art storage facility to keep over
a million vaccine doses in supercool freezers, which can
function at -86 degrees Celsius.
"We are happy to be here with members of this diverse
community," said Kapadia. "We have faith that grassroots
initiatives like ours will be recognized, and as the Biden
Administration accelerates COVID-19
recovery initiatives, we hope our voices - the voices of
Chicago's communities - will be
heard on how to accelerate vaccine delivery."
Prism Health Lab's Chinatown location on Archer & Wentworth
marks their sixth location and is open for appointments between the
hours of 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CST Monday through
Friday, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. CST on
Saturday.
Prism Health Lab's permanent testing sites:
Laramie & 18th,
Cicero, IL
Peterson & Western, West Ridge, Chicago, IL
Archer & Wentworth, Chinatown, Chicago, IL
Lake & Bryn Mawr, Roselle, IL
Schaumburg & Plum Grove, Schaumburg, IL
Touhy & Niles Center, Holiday Inn, Skokie, IL
To make an appointment, visit prismhealthlab.com/appointment
or call (800) 325-1812.
Prism Health Lab is more than just a medical facility - it is a
community. Founded at the HARVARD Innovation Lab to serve the
public during the COVID-19 pandemic, Prism Health Lab provides
underserved communities with affordable, no-hassle healthcare by
leveraging digital innovations. To date, they have created eight
testing sites, administered over 25,000 tests, and are now
preparing to incorporate the vaccination into everyday operations.
Their ever-growing mobile teams are ready for statewide
distribution and each includes a dedicated medical team, security
officers, and lab support off-site. They have partnered with
various organizations including local, County, and State Health
Departments, school districts, the City
of Chicago and its Aldermen, food banks, and the Chicago
Medical Society. Prism Health Lab is part of the Prism Group of
Companies.
For more information, please contact:
J. Spencer Howland, Director of
Communications, sh@prismhealthlab.com
Garrett Boileve, Director of Media and Marketing,
gb@prismhealthlab.com
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