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COVID-19 Testing Information
08 July 2021
COVID-19 testing
SA Pathology provides free COVID-19 testing at the following drive-through collection centres:
Adelaide – Victoria Park Pakapakanthi
Aldinga (GP Plus Health Care Centre)
Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre
Port Adelaide – Hart’s Mill carpark
Regency Park - online booking only
Ridgehaven - online booking only
If your doctor has sent a request form to SA Pathology, please attend your nominated testing location and your form will be waiting there for you.
No referral or booking required, but GP referral preferred.
Result notification
We will send your results to you via a text message or call you on your nominated phone number – you don’t need to register for this service. Please make sure your mobile or home phone number is recorded correctly. Your GP can also give you your test result. Please make sure your GP’s name and contact details are provided at the collection clinic when you attend for the test.
If the result is positive you will be contacted directly.
If you do not receive your COVID-19 result within 72 hours, please contact us on 8222 3000.
Our call centre is open 7 am to 11 pm, 7 days.
Information for parents waiting for their child’s test results
SA Pathology sends results for children under 14 years of age via text message to the custodial parent. Please make sure we have your phone number recorded correctly on the request form.
Your GP can also give you your child’s result. Please make sure your GP’s name and contact details are provided at the collection clinic when you attend for the test.
If the result is positive you will be contacted directly.
Contact us
Please contact us if you have any queries or feedback about our COVID-19 testing or text message service via email Health.SAPathologyCallCentre@sa.gov.au or call us on 8222 3000.
To provide general feedback, please email Health.SAPathConsumerfeedback@sa.gov.au. Please note this email is only monitored Monday to Friday during working hours.