Jess Kim

Review of KEDREN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

I had a covid test appointment at here today. Peop...

I had a covid test appointment at here today. People walked through the testing lines and area both in and outside of the gate without masks, shouting at each other, while staff made no attempt to keep order. The staff did not even ask them to put on masks or stay out of the line. A table to fill out Kedren s site-specific four page document was set up next to the line, so whether filling forms or waiting, you had to be in close proximity. At the testing area, there were four covered cubes . A staff member placed two people ahead of me in side-by-side cubes to cough prior to the test at the same time. She then sprayed aerosol in the air and immediately told me to go into the same cube. She did not provide any instructions for completing the oral swab test. When I had to walk from the test area to the vital sign station, I tried to give space to another person and a staff member, and the staff member kept telling me to keep walking, even though it placed me in close proximity to other people. Finally, when I completed my paperwork, all staff members were chatting in a circle, and I had to approach them to give it to them.

My graduate degree is in epidemiology, and I am familiar with the CDC and WHO protocols for covid-19. This testing site and the staff there are putting many people in danger of infection, and these errors need to be corrected immediately or the site should be shut down. I have been to two other Curative sites in the Los Angeles area that have been run well, but this one is more likely to get someone infected than to help anyone.

I spoke on the phone with a representative from Kedren, who assured me changes would be made - but this review will stay up until that site improves.