The Town of Bedford is pleased to announce a continuation of its free COVID-19 PCR testing program for Bedford residents. The new location, beginning on Monday, February 8, and going through at least Saturday, March 13, is in the campus center cafeteria at Middlesex Community College (591 Springs Road). On the labeled campus map at the bottom of this page, testing is located in Building “8” and those coming to be tested should park in lot “D”.
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Testing Schedule
Mondays (2:30 pm-4:30 pm): February 8 and 22; March 1 and 8
Tuesdays (8 am-noon): February 9, 16, and 23; March 2 and 9
Saturdays (8 am-noon): February 13, 20, and 27; March 6 and 13
This testing program is free for all Bedford residents ages 4 and older as well as Town and BPS employees. Please use this registration link for all testing dates: https://BedfordCovidTestingRegistration.as.me/2021Registration
Registration opens five days prior to each date, and closes at 4 pm the day before each clinic date or when all spots have been filled. Each person being tested will need an appointment. If you have any questions regarding the electronic registration system or the Town’s testing program in general, please call 781-918-4222.
If you are 65 or older and do not have access to the internet, or you have mobility limitations and need to be tested while remaining in a vehicle, please call the Council on Aging at 781-275-6825 to make an appointment for an available time slot. The building is handicapped accessible.
Testing will occur indoors so as to minimize weather impacts but will be canceled if Bedford Public Schools or Middlesex Community College in-person classes are closed due to weather. When coming to the testing site, please remember to wear a face covering and maintain six feet of social distance from others.
Results are typically received in 24-48 hours. You will receive an email if your result is negative. For this reason, it is imperative you enter your email address correctly and check your spam folder in case an important email is routed to your spam folder. You will receive communication, and health support information from the Health Department if your result is positive. In the unlikely event that your sample was not able to be analyzed due to lab or sample collection error you will be contacted by the Town. As such, it is important that you answer your phone. If you have questions about what to do after your test, please refer to the COVID-19 Testing FAQs found here: https://www.bedfordma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif2781/f/uploads/covid_testing_faqs_1.pdf
This new phase of the Town’s testing program represents a partnership with Middlesex Community College. In addition to the program being hosted in an MCC building, MCC Nursing students will be helping to collect samples as a component of their clinical training times on Tuesday and Saturday mornings, and MCC Fire Science students will be volunteering in various roles. This is an opportunity for future frontline workers to help with and experience a real-world response to the pandemic and perform important functions alongside medical and emergency response professionals.
Bedford Fire Chief David Grunes said, “The Bedford Fire Department is excited to continue our testing program, and transition to a new phase and site at Middlesex Community College. We are thankful for this collaboration with MCC and their nursing and fire science students, as well as others who enable this service to our community be a reality, including Pro EMS, the Broad Institute, the Bedford Health Department, the Town Manager’s Office, and community volunteers.”
“This is a tremendous opportunity the town of Bedford is providing for its community members, and Middlesex Community College is proud to work alongside the town to help test our community members and keep them safe moving forward,” said Middlesex President James Mabry. “The educational opportunity that this also presents for our students to assist the town and be part of history, giving back to our community and helping everyone make forward progress in these efforts is invigorating and inspirational.”
The Town’s website will be updated with any changes to the testing program.
Middlesex Community College’s address is 591 Springs Road, Bedford. See below for a campus map with the testing location and parking lot labeled with arrows:
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