• This is a drive-through site especially convenient for those with mobility issues.
• Make an appointment online; or by calling 833-647-8222, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• If no appointments are available online, schedule by calling 833-647-8222, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• This site has two types of tests available:
  • By nose swab
  • By spit sample, for those who qualify.  If you hope to give a spit sample, do not eat, drink, chew gum, smoke or use tobacco products for at least 30 minutes beforehand.

Portland Expo Center
2060 N. Marine Drive (enter from North Expo Road)
Portland, OR 97217
Map and directions

Hours:

• Monday to Wednesday: 7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday and Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Holiday hours: 

• Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve day): Closed
• Christmas Day: Closed
• Dec. 31 (New Year's Eve day): Closed
• New Year's Day: Closed
   

• This is an indoor site.
• Make an appointment by calling 503-494-1700.

OHSU Immediate Care Clinic, Beaverton
15700 S.W. Greystone Court
Beaverton, OR 97006
Map

Hours: Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Programe una prueba gratis en español

Hable con alguien en español para programar una prueba gratis de COVID-19 en OHSU Health Community Site (Portland Expo Center). Llame al 503-437-9074, de 8 a. m. a 8 p. m. entre semana y de 10 a. m. a 6 p. m. los fines de semana.

Обратитесь к русскоговорящему специалисту, чтобы записаться на бесплатный тест на COVID-19 в OHSU Health Community Site (Portland Expo Center). Позвоните по номеру 503-386-0673 с 08:00 до 20:00 в будний день или с 10:00 до 18:00 в выходной.

This testing is for established patients.

• Hillsboro Medical Center Primary Care Clinic, South Hillsboro, an OHSU Health partner clinic
  7545 S.E. Tualatin Valley Highway
  Hillsboro, OR 97213
  By appointment only (usually available same or next day)
  Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 
  503-681-4223
• Hillsboro Medical Center Primary Care Clinic, Forest Grove, an OHSU Health partner clinic
  1825 Maple St.
  Forest Grove, OR 97116
  By appointment only (usually available same or next day)
  Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 
  503-359-6180

This testing is for patients 2 months and older:

• Adventist Health Urgent Care - Sandy, an OHSU Health partner clinic
  17055 Ruben Lane
  Sandy, OR 97055
  By appointment only. Call or go to adventisthealth.org/Portland/urgentcare. A virtual visit or provider consultation is required before receiving a test.
  Weekdays, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. 
  Weekends, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  503-668-8002

• Adventist Health Urgent Care - Parkrose, an OHSU Health partner clinic

  1350 N.E. 122nd Ave., Suite 200
  Portland, OR 97230
  By appointment only. Call or go to adventisthealth.org/Portland/urgentcare. A virtual visit or provider consultation is required before receiving a test.
  Weekdays, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
  Weekends, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  503-408-7008

Learn how your child can get free weekly COVID-19 PCR tests through their school.  

Find information about OHSU coronavirus testing for employees.

Kaiser, Legacy and Providence patients may be tested at the OHSU Health Community Site (Portland Expo Center) and the OHSU Immediate Care Clinic in Beaverton. (Exception: If you are seeking testing before a medical procedure or hospital care, you will be directed back to your system.)

Learn about other testing options:

• Kaiser Permanente patients: Call 1-800-813-2000 (TTY 711) 24/7 or find information on Kaiser’s website.
• Legacy Medical Group patients: Visit Legacy Health’s pages on COVID-19 Testing or Urgent Care/Virtual Visits.
• Providence Health Plan patients: See the Providence page on testing sites. This page also serves established patients of Providence providers.

• Oregon Health Authority: See the agency's test-site finder.
• Multnomah County: The county offers no-cost testing in Gresham two days a week for those with symptoms. Call 503-988-8939 for an appointment or learn more on the county’s COVID-19 Testing page.
• Washington County: The county lists testing options on its website.
• American Family Care: Testing is available every day at five locations. Provider screening is required. Call 503-305-6262 or visit the Telemedicine/Virtual Visit page.
• Molecular Vision
• Rite-Aid
• Walgreens
• ZOOM+Care

• The number of people in Oregon hospitals fell to 391 as of Nov. 24, a continued decrease from the week before.
• All regions in Oregon are showing modest declines in the number of people in hospitals.
• An estimated 19% of the population remains susceptible to COVID-19. As this rate nears 15%, it will become harder for a surge to happen. Keeping the rate low as immunity wanes will require boosters or exposure.

• As of Nov. 30, 15% of occupied ICU beds had COVID patients in them statewide, a slight increase from the week before.
• Two children were in the hospital in Oregon as of Dec. 1.
• Flu cases remain low. Fourteen cases were reported, compared with 195 in a similar week two years ago.

The OHSU COVID Forecast model has been modified to incorporate effects of the omicron variant. However, key information for forecasting is not yet known. Specifically, the effectiveness of the vaccine and how easily the virus spreads remain unknown. The model will be updated when information, expected in the next week or two, is available.

Do you have questions about coronavirus symptoms and care? If so, please contact your primary care provider. If you don’t have one, call us at 833-647-8222, and we'll answer your questions. We are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week.

Try our coronavirus screening tool in MyChart, our online patient portal. The tool asks you to fill out a brief questionnaire, then provides guidance on next steps. You'll need to sign in to MyChart as an OHSU patient.

• You can download the MyChart app from Apple or Google.
• Or you can log in to MyChart on a desktop or laptop.

Please see our form to provide meals, snacks, cards and other items to support OHSU's front-line workers. The OHSU Wellness Task Force will review and approve the form within about one week, then send you a confirmation email with items to donate and next steps.

Under Oregon law, people with disabilities have the right to have support from people they trust while they are in the emergency department or hospital.

Please see "Patient rights to have support people" on our For Patients and Visitors page.

• Read our full policy on patient rights and responsibilities.
• Learn about our patient complaint process.

• Adult patients may bring one healthy visitor with them to clinic appointments.
• A child visiting our outpatient clinics may have up to two healthy adults with them.
• New parents can bring their nursing baby who is 6 months or younger to appointments with them. 
• Visitors to outpatient cancer clinics must be 18 or older.

• Adult patients can have 1 healthy adult visitor per day. Hours for visiting most adult patients are 5 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• Child patients can have 2 healthy adult visitors per day in most cases. Pediatric oncology patients can only have 1 healthy adult visitor per day.
• A patient in labor can have 2 healthy visitors. A doula is considered one of these visitors.
• One healthy parent or guardian at a time may visit a child in the hospital who has COVID-19. They must stay in the child's room.
• Two healthy adults at a time and up to four per day may visit a patient during end-of-life care.

We ask that all visitors and support people be fully vaccinated OR have a negative COVID-19 test result in the last 72 hours.

For adult patients:

• Patients are required to have a responsible adult (age 18 or older) available to learn discharge instructions and to take them home after their surgery/procedure.
• If you have a disability and need help speaking with hospital staff, deciding on health care, understanding health care information, or doing daily tasks, you can name at least three support people/caregivers and have one support person/caregiver with you in the hospital.
• Because of limited space to allow for physical distancing, we ask that the person do one of the following during the surgery or procedure:
  • Stay within 50 miles and cell service of OHSU and the surgery or procedure is expected to last at least three hours.
  • Wait in their car in a place with good cell service.
  • Wait in a designated waiting area.

For children:

• One healthy adult can be with a pediatric patient for check-in and in the pre/post-procedure area.

• Prenatal visits: No visitors may come with you.
• Labor and delivery: Two healthy adults can come with you into the hospital and to the labor floor. We ask that they stay with you at all times.

See the “Visiting patients in the hospital” section above for more details on visits with new moms and newborns.

Patients have the right to refuse COVID-19 testing when seeking emergency care at OHSU. Any patients who come to OHSU with an emergency, including active labor, will receive care regardless of whether they agree to testing.

When COVID testing is declined, health care personnel base their use of PPE on the assumption that the patient could have COVID-19. Our visitor policy describes when visitors are allowed for patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Surgeries, procedures and appointments: Most services are available. To check on upcoming appointments, you can call your clinic or check MyChart.

Clinical trials: OHSU halted in-person visits for studies that are not medically necessary. Contact your team or principal investigator with questions specific to your study.

Events: Many events have been canceled. You should hear from organizers, or check the event listing.

Tram: The Portland Aerial Tram is open but with restrictions. Learn more and find alternatives.

Transportation and parking: Find detailed updates on OHSU parking, shuttles, badge access, bike valet services, ride sharing and more.

COVID-19 is considered “long COVID-19” when symptoms last longer than 28 days. We  offer a program and team of specialists to help you manage this condition.

• Questions? Call 833-647-8222.
• Refer a patient: Fax your referral to 503-346-6854.

Learn how OHSU is protecting patients so you can be comfortable getting health care for yourself and your family members. We’ve greatly expanded virtual video visits. We’ve also added a range of screening, distancing and cleaning measures.

Download our guide on preparing for surgery

Download our guide on preparing for other procedures

Early studies suggested that blood type could affect the risk of getting the coronavirus and becoming seriously ill from it. Newer studies (from New York Presbyterian Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital), though, found little difference. In any case, OHSU is unable to do blood-type tests unless medically necessary.

COVID-19 vaccines

Visit our COVID-19 Vaccines: Information and Appointments page to: 

• Find locations and hours of OHSU vaccination sites
• Find other places to get a vaccine
• Find a vaccine FAQ and where to learn more

Unsure about getting a COVID-19 vaccine? Find FAQ and information to consider

COVID-19 information

• Oregon Health Authority COVID-19 Updates
• Building a Safe and Strong Oregon, Oregon governor’s office
• COVID-19, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• COVID-19 guidance for businesses, Multnomah County Health

FAQ

• COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions, Oregon Health Authority
• Frequently Asked Questions, CDC
• COVID-19 Q&A, World Health Organization
• COVID-19 Vaccines: Information and Appointments, OHSU
• Unsure About COVID-19 Vaccines? Information to Consider and How to Learn More, OHSU

Community resources

• Call 211 from a mobile phone.
• Call 503-222-5555 from a landline.
• Email help@211.com for general information.

Health departments

• Clackamas County Health
• Columbia County Public Health
• Multnomah County Health
• Washington County Health
• Public health departments statewide

News sources

These news organizations either have no paywall or have made some coronavirus stories available to everyone:

• The Oregonian/OregonLive
• OPB
• KGW
• KOIN
• KPTV
• KATU
• The Seattle Times
• The Washington Post
• The New York Times
• The Associated Press

Information by topic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has information on:

• CDC Coronavirus Self-Checker
• COVID-19 Vaccination
• How to protect yourself and others
• If you are sick or caring for someone
• People at increased risk
• Racial and ethnic health disparities
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding and caring for newborns
• Children, teens and young adults
• Pets and other animals
• Daily activities and going out
• Stress and coping
• Masks
• Travel
• Community, work and school

• COVID-19 information on O2
• Information on COVID-19 vaccines on O2 
• Teleworking information on O2
• COVID-19 Wellness

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers a series of videos on COVID-19 in American Sign Language. See one here and find the full series on YouTube.