El Paso Health Dept. opens new Covid-19 infusion treatment center to meet demand
EL PASO, Texas -- As Covid-19 cases continue climb across the Borderland, El Paso's Health Department is hoping to expand its efforts in helping people suffering from the virus stay out of the hospital by opening a new infusion center.
The new Regional Infusion Center opened Tuesday at the city's Covid-19 Clinic located at 9341 Alameda in the Lower Valley.
The center is an expansion of the Hospitals of Providence infusion center that was seeing a dramatic increase in demand for monoclonal antibody treatment. The Texas Department of State Health Services is assisting the city's health department to help treat El Pasoans.
The center will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Patients will need a doctor's referral.
The health department said infusion mobile teams will also be on hand to treat those who cannot physically make it to the center.
Patients who need more information call DSHS's Texas infusion hotline at 1-800-742-5990.
If you cannot get ahold of your doctor and need that mobile infusion team to get to you, you can also call the hotline to receive telemedicine from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
You can also go to epstrong.org for more information on the antibody treatment.
The city said it is also expanding testing. The drive-thru testing site at Nations Tobin Park will reopen and other sites will now be open seven days a week to provide free Covid-19 testing starting Dec. 12.
- County Sports Park, 1780 N. Zaragoza
- Monday – Sunday | 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- UTEP, 3333 N. Mesa (Kern Drive)
- Monday – Sunday | 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Nations Tobin Park, 8831 Railroad Dr.
- Monday – Sunday | 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Covid-19 testing is also available 6 days a week at the Don Haskins site, 7400 High Ridge, Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
