As healthcare partners on the north side of Chicago, Great Lakes Clinical Trials is helping Swedish Hospital in the fight to keep our community healthy and safe.
Our community is seeing an increased incidence of COVID-19 infection. We need everyone’s help to spread the word about COVID-19 prevention and be vigilant if they or their families have COVID-19 symptoms. It is critically important that we continue to follow public health requirements, including social distancing and wearing face coverings in public. We know from recent studies that a significant portion of individuals with COVID-19 lack symptoms and these individuals could spread the virus when they are in close proximity to others.
We are asking for your support and assistance to help personally reach out to your friends and families so any individuals with symptoms can be evaluated by an expert who may recommend testing. Below are some ways you can help.
Multilingual Flier for Help Line and Screening Assistance
This flier can be shared with the community to encourage anyone who is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or has had contact with a person confirmed or tested for COVID-19, to call the help line today. Our clinicians will screen your symptoms and advise next steps which may include testing for COVID-19. If they require testing, it will be at no cost to them. The flier provides a simple message in English, Spanish, Korean, Arabic, Vietnamese, Assyrian and Polish.
Click here to download a copy
Personal Calls to Your Family and Friends
We are asking for your help to call your friends, family members and other community contacts as soon as possible and ask them if they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or if any members of their households are experiencing any of these symptoms.
○ Fever – temperature of 100 or higher
○ Cough
○ Congestion
○ Sore throat
○ Runny nose
○ Shortness of breath
○ Loss or decrease of smell or taste
○ Muscle aches with flu-like symptoms
○ Loss of appetite
○ Chills or shaking chills
○ Headache
○ Diarrhea, nausea or other gastrointestinal symptoms
It is also important to remember than a significant number of people with COVID-19 infection, especially younger patients, may exhibit none of these symptoms, but can pass it to those they come in contact with. That is why it is essential to practice the public health measures of social distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing a mask in public
If a person replies “yes” to these symptoms, please strongly urge them to contact Swedish Hospital’s COVID-19 Help Line at 773-907-7700 for immediate screening and possible testing. Online screening is also available by clicking here.
If the answer is “no,” we still remind people to be alert for the virus’s symptoms and to follow the key safety measures on the Swedish Hospital website at SwedishCovenant.org/covid.
Costs
If a test is recommended at Swedish Hospital, it will come at no cost to patients. Uninsured will be offered free testing and follow up care will be managed through their financial assistance and charity program. Those who are insured will not be responsible for any out-of-pocket costs related to being tested for COVID-19.
Reminders
For information about COVID-19 safety behaviors, temporary operations at Swedish Hospital, and more please visit SwedishCovenant.org/covid
To begin a COVID-19 self-assessment online, please visit SwedishCovenant.org/tent
Call Swedish Hospital’s COVID-19 Help Line at 773-907-7700 if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or have had contact with a person confirmed or tested for COVID-19. Certified medical interpreters are ready to help in many languages.
Printable COVID-19 resources are available on the Swedish website.