COVID-19 Testing for Hospital Patients

For the safety of our patients and staff, UW Medicine is proactively testing all patients admitted to our hospitals for coronavirus, regardless of whether they have symptoms or not.

What you need to know

If you need to be admitted to the hospital, you'll be tested for coronavirus even if you're not experiencing any signs or symptoms of COVID-19 infection.

Why we’re testing hospital patients

Since some people may have COVID-19 without symptoms (asymptomatic), we want to know the status of every patient in our hospitals so our team can safely care for them.