A laboratory group has launched a new coronavirus testing initiative that it said will make testing more accessible in Maine and New Hampshire.
NorDx Laboratories said the new testing option will allow patients across Maine and in Carroll County, New Hampshire, to get a test without a doctor’s referral. Results from the tests can be made available in 72 hours or less, and patients can be notified by email, the lab group said.
NorDx laboratory director Robert Carlson said access to the results “can play an important role in helping to slow the spread of the disease, providing patients with one more option to consider if they have symptoms or think they’ve been exposed to the coronavirus.”
NorDx is part of MaineHealth, which is the largest health care system in the state.