Fair Oaks Mall
COLUMBUS, Ind. – OPTUM/Logistics Health Inc. will begin operation of a coronavirus testing site on Monday, August 17, at Fair Oaks Mall, in the former JC Penney store space.
Indiana has contracted with OPTUM to run 50 COVID-19 testing sites in Indiana. The current site in Bartholomew County is located at the Armory, on airport property.
The city of Columbus and Columbus Regional Health (CRH) jointly own Fair Oaks Mall (FOM). The city and the hospital were approached early this summer by both the state and OPTUM as to the availability of the mall for use as a testing site instead of the Armory because the Armory has no air conditioning and is not centrally located in the city.
CRH and the city, along with FOM General Manager Kim Showalter, worked on the details to make it happen because all involved believe this is a valuable service for the community and want to provide safe and accessible access to COVID-19 testing.
Fair Oaks Community Development Corporation, which oversees FOM, signed an agreement with OPTUM this week for the testing site to officially transition to the former JC Penney site this Monday.
