Flu & COVID Testing and Respiratory Illness Care

Fever, cough, body aches and a scratchy throat could mean flu, COVID or another respiratory infection. At Clínica Hispana Nueva Salud Gessner we run rapid influenza and COVID-19 tests with results in minutes, examine your throat and lungs, and treat the flu, lingering coughs, bronchitis and throat infections.

Which rapid tests do we offer?

• Influenza (flu), using a sample taken from your nose
• COVID-19, using a similar swab
• A check of your temperature, breathing, throat and lungs during the same visit

The rapid test result comes back in minutes, while you're still at the clinic, so you leave knowing what you have.

Why does it matter whether it's flu or COVID?

The symptoms overlap a lot, but the care is not always the same. Knowing the cause lets the medical team choose the right treatment, tell you how many days to rest at home and explain how to protect the people you live with, especially older adults, babies and anyone with diabetes or another chronic illness.

What else do we treat besides the flu?

A cough that drags on for weeks, thick mucus, wheezing or chest pain when you cough can point to bronchitis. A very sore throat with fever is looked at separately and, when needed, followed up with a strep test. Either way you leave with clear instructions: which medicines to take, how much fluid to drink, how to bring a fever down and which changes mean you should come back.

When shouldn't you wait it out?

• Your fever is very high or won't come down with medicine
• Your cough is getting worse instead of better after several days
• You feel short of breath doing simple things

If you have severe trouble breathing, strong chest pain or bluish lips, call 911 or go straight to the emergency room.

When a fever starts on a Sunday afternoon, there's no need to wait for Monday: we run flu and COVID tests until 9 PM, every day of the week.