Austin, TX – March 30, 2020 – Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) will open “drive-up” COVID-19 testing this week in tents outside five ARC locations in Austin, Cedar Park, Kyle and Round Rock.

Today is National Doctors' Day and we know you appreciate and support your ARC doctors now more than ever. As your doctors stand on the front lines of the pandemic, now is the time to share your gratitude!

“In the majority of cases, the treatment for COVID-19 is to stay at home and treat symptoms with over-the-counter medications,” says Norman H. Chenven, MD, Founding CEO of Austin Regional Clinic in this recent ARC Healthcare Minute podcast.

National Doctors' Day is March 30, and we know you appreciate and support your ARC doctors now more than ever. As your doctors stand on the front lines of the pandemic, now is the time to share your gratitude by leaving them a review on Google. 

The City of Austin, Travis County, Williamson County, and Hays County have issued shelter-in-place orders, dubbed “stay home, work safe,” that will remain in effect through April 10 (Hays County) and April 13 (Travis and Williamson Counties).

All Austin Regional Clinic locations remain OPEN and available for established and new patients. We will not cancel any already scheduled appointments and we are scheduling new appointments for primary care and specialties too. We continue to use COVID-19 patient safety protocols in all of our clinics, asking any patients with symptoms to wait in their cars until we are ready to see them.

We appreciate the community coming together to help healthcare workers. We’d like to see the homemade masks go to individuals and facilities who may not have access to medical grade equipment.

“The decision to test for COVID-19 is made by your doctor,” says Dr. Jay R. Zdunek, Chief Medical Officer at ARC. Learn more about current testing protocols in this recent podcast of the ARC Healthcare Minute.

Austin Regional Clinic is happy to announce that Kelsey J. Heath, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, has joined the Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) team at ARC Medical Plaza Specialty and ARC Round Rock.

Forty one ARC pediatricians are among the Austin-area pediatricians named in a special “Top Pediatrics” listing in the March issue of Austin Monthly magazine.

With our continued commitment to care for you, your loved ones, and our community, we want to keep you aware and informed about COVID-19. For the safety of patients and staff, we have implemented additional procedures in our clinics and on our phone lines.