​Contact:                      Robin Kish, Director of Community Engagement • 561-804-5828

Delray Beach, FL – The Health Care District of Palm Beach County is consolidating its COVID-19 testing operations in preparation for vaccination efforts in partnership with Palm Beach County, Florida Health-Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and the State of Florida. As of next week, COVID-19 testing will no longer be offered at the South County Civic Center and patients are referred to schedule an appointment at the C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinic in Delray Beach located at 225 S. Congress Avenue. To accommodate patients, testing hours at the Delray Beach Clinic site have been expanded from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday and appointments are required. To schedule an appointment for COVID-19 testing, call 561-642-1000 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

All of the Health Care District of Palm Beach County's COVID-19 testing sites will be closed Monday, January 18, 2021 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

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About the Health Care District 
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County provides primary medical care, dental services and COVID-19 testing for adults and children at the C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics, health coverage programs for eligible uninsured residents, a pharmacy operation, a nationally-recognized Trauma System, registered nurses in nearly 170 public schools, short and long-term skilled nursing at the 5-star rated Edward J. Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riviera Beach, and acute care at its teaching hospital, Lakeside Medical Center, which is accredited by The Joint Commission and serves the rural Glades' communities.

About the C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics
​This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number H80CS25684 for Health Center Cluster in the award amount of $7,019,063.  Of the total project, 78.6% is financed with nongovernmental sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. The C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics were granted Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) deeming status effective January 1, 2020.