COVID-19 Screening: New Screening Tool

COVID-19 Screening (On Your Mobile Device)

Attention Veterans, Employees, Authorized Guests, 

As the Shreveport VA and our Veterans Clinics expand services, Veteran safety and Employee safety remain our highest priority; therefore, screening for the COVID-19 virus will continue.

But if you use text messaging, a new screening tool makes entry a little faster at the Shreveport VA hospital and at our clinics. It’s actually pretty cool. 

To assist with improved screening efforts, VA created a digital pre-entry screening tool which now allows Veterans, caregivers, and employees to answer questions on their mobile phones and share their results at facility or outpatient clinic entrances. Temperature checks will continue. 

Providing simple, easy-to-use digital tools like this helps reduce wait times at our entrances, ease stress, and lower the risk of exposure. It also helps Veterans gain confidence in the new reality of increased digital interactions as part of their VA health care experience.

On your mobile device, text the word Screen to 53079. Tap the preview screen and answer the questions. 

Users can access the tool quickly via text message. Remember, text Screen to 53079.

Clear results: The results screen shows 1 of 2 messages (“OK to proceed” or “More screening needed”) plus a timestamp and next steps. The large, clear text and color-coded screens help staff quickly triage.

• Quick access to crisis support: For Veterans in need of immediate crisis help, the tool provides quick access to the Veterans Crisis Line.

• Easy-to-update screening protocols: The tool’s features allows the VA to update questions within 24 hours to meet evolving needs.

If you have the technology, take advantage of the COVID-19 screening tool.  Remember, text Screen to 53079.