Tent gives hospital virus testing tool
The tent serves the purpose of registering patients being tested, and collecting the necessary samples to be sent to the state or other designated site for testing. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Kootenai Health physical assistant Natalie Koncz, left, and registered nurse Emily Cheeseman attend to practice patient Karly Vesely during a test run for hospital staff Wednesday. The tent allows emergency staff to test people for COVID-19. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Kootenai Health technician Adam Garman enters a tent outside the emergency department entrance to the hospital Wednesday. The tent allows emergency staff to test people for COVID-19 without the risk of infecting other people inside the hospital.
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