COVID-19 Testing Centers for American Family Care

A medical assistant in one of AFC's Portland-area locations suggested using a PODS container to set up a separate exam room outside a clinic. The solution would not only allow for separation between COVID-19 testing and other patients, but it was also easily scalable to all local AFC locations. After talking with PODS representatives, Steffen submitted a request to each of the clinics' landlords for using a container and once approved, PODS delivered one container to the locations the very next day. Each container was placed in a parking space in front of a clinic. The drop-off took about 20 minutes, and AFC personnel took about 30 minutes to set up a makeshift exam room inside the container, Steffen says. 

The safe, separate care facilities were ready to go with just an hour of transition time. The pop-up healthcare facility setup included dividing each container into two sections separated by a curtain. The back of the containers are fitted with an exam bed, chair, testing supplies, otoscope and ophthalmoscope, and a lamp. In the front of the containers, AFC personnel installed a desk, computer, label printer, and intake paperwork.