Beijing hospitals to ramp up testing capacity before flu season
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You can soon go for a nucleic acid test at any of the 22 municipal hospitals in Beijing
With the impending arrival of the flu season and bringing with it, an uptick in covid testing demand, the city's is ramping up its testing capacity, state media Xinhua reported.
In hopes of avoiding a potential testing crunch as the colder months approach, all 22 municipal hospitals in Beijing will provide nucleic acid tests with optimized daily testing capacity, according to Beijing Youth Daily.
With more testing options underway, it is estimated that these hospitals combined can provide up to a total of 103,000 nucleic acid tests daily. In addition, on-site fever clinics, which operate 24/7, will double the number of consultation rooms, as well as expand their bed capacity from receiving 2,600 patients a day to 7,400 a day.
In need of a COVID test? Scroll down to see the list of Beijing’s municipal hospitals and contact info below:
Beijing Friendship Hospital 友谊医院
6301 6616 (Xicheng branch)
8083 9205 (Zhongzhou branch)
Beijing Tongren Hospital 同仁医院
5826 6699
Beijing Chaoyang Hospital 朝阳医院
8523 1181 (Chaoyang branch)
5171 8859 (Xiyuan branch)
Beijing Jishuitan Hospital 积水潭医院
5851 6484 (Xicheng branch)
5839 8375 (Huilongguan branch)
Beijing Tiantan Hospital 天坛医院
5997 8585
Beijing Anzhen Hospital 安贞医院
8400 5488
Beijing Shijitan Hospital 世纪坛医院
6392 6997
Beijing Xuanwu Hospital 宣武医院
8319 8277
Beijing Zhongyi Hospital 中医医院
8790 6534
Beijing Cancer Hospital 肿瘤医院
8819 6358
Capital Institute of Pediatric 首都儿研所
8561 3495
Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital 妇产医院
5227 7270
Beijing Stomatological Hospital 口腔医院
5709 9114
Beijing Youan Hospital 佑安医院
6329 2123
Beijing Ditan Hospital 地坛医院
8432 2566
Beijing Huilongguan Hospital 回龙观医院
6271 5511
Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital 小汤山医院
6178 9467; 61789946
Beijing Geriatric Hospital 老年医院
8318 3597
Beijing Anding Hospital 安定医院
5830 3063; 5830 3000
Beijing Chest Hospital 胸科医院
8950 9100
Beijing Children‘s Hospital 儿童医院
6064 6161
Tsinghua Changgung Hospital 清华长庚医院
5611 8899
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