Salem, Massachusetts – The City of Salem will be providing free COVID-19 testing for Salem residents only on dates throughout the month of December through the Salem Coronavirus Awareness Network, or SCAN. Testing will be conducted via walk-up at the Mayor Jean Levesque Community Life Center (CLC) at 401 Bridge Street. Appointments are required in order to receive SCAN testing and this testing is available for Salem residents only.
To book an appointment time block, visit www.salem.com/scan. Appointments can currently only be booked for the first week of testing; future booking times will be opened in the coming days. You may only book one appointment at a time. If there is more than one person in your family or household group, each person must book an individual appointment, including any children. Time blocks are available in increments of 30 minutes and you may come to the site at any point in your scheduled 30-minute window.
You must bring a copy of your appointment confirmation and proof of residency to your appointment. Please do not come to your appointment more than 30 minutes before your appointment time block starts. Entrance is on the side of the CLC. You must wear a mask at all times while you are in the testing site. Even with the appointment system, residents should anticipate some wait when they arrive at the site.
| Date | Times | ||
| *December 7th | 1-4pm | ||
| *December 9th | 1-4pm | ||
| *December 10th | 5-8pm | ||
| December 13th | 1-4pm | ||
| December 15th | 1-4pm | ||
| December 18th | 5-8pm | ||
| December 19th | 9am-noon | ||
| December 21st | 5-8pm | ||
| December 22nd | 1-4pm | ||
| December 23rd | 9am-noon | ||
| December 26th | 1-4pm | ||
| December 27th | 9am-noon | ||
| December 29th | 1-4pm |
*Current open for appointments on a first-come, first-served basis. Salem residents only.
Dates and times are subject to change. Visit www.salem.com/scan for the most up to date schedule.
When you book your appointment online, you will be asked to complete a form for test registration. This is a required form from the testing processor, the Broad Institute, and all fields must be completed with each appointment, even if you have had a test in the past.
No proof of U.S. citizenship or of insurance are necessary for these tests. Tests are administered by trained EMTs from Cataldo Ambulance via anterior nasal swab and processed at the Broad Institute via RT-PCR. Test results, whether positive or negative, are returned to you within 24-48 hours. If you do not receive a result in 48 hours, please call 844-422-8253.
Salem residents can continue to also receive testing at the state’s Stop the Spread testing sites. There are two Stop the Spread sites in Salem – at Old Town Hall and at Salem High School. To find out more about Salem’s Stop the Spread testing sites, please visit www.salem.com/stopthespread. To find other Stop the Spread testing sites throughout Massachusetts, please visit www.mass.gov/stopthespread. There is no appointment required for Stop the Spread testing.
