Irving Police and Fire Fighters Benefit From Free COVID-19 Antibody Testing Provided by Gibson Diagnostic Labs
Irving, TX - (NewMediaWire) - June 22, 2020 - Hundreds of police officers for the
City of Irving took advantage of the free antibody testing event organized by
Gibson Diagnostic Labs as part of its ongoing effort to combat the COVID-19
pandemic and support the local community.
“We are extremely grateful to
Gibson Diagnostic Labs, not only for supporting police officers of Irving, but
also for being very accommodating to make testing available for every shift,”
said Tony Chelette, Irving Police Association President. “We are appreciative
that the company worked closely with us and invested weeks of preparation to
make this program a reality for Irving’s law enforcement.”
Held at the Irving Police
Association Hall, the free tests were administered over the last four days,
with over 300 tests completed. Testing for the fire fighters will commence on
June 22, at the Irving Professional Fire Fighters Association Union Hall.
“This program means so much to
our members who risk their lives doing high stress work and also live with
ongoing anxiety about whether or not they’ve been exposed to the virus,” said
Daniel Rozier, Irving Fire Fighters Association President. “We are pleased to
call Gibson Diagnostic Labs a member of our community and are thankful for the
opportunity to partner with them.”
Gibson Diagnostic Labs provided
the supplies, tests, and trained personnel needed to perform adequate testing
and delivery of results to members of both the Irving Police Association and
the Irving Fire Fighters Association. Testing has been scheduled to be
conducted from June 16 to June 24 to ensure as many of the 700 first responders
that want to be tested can be.
“It’s a rare and special
opportunity to serve those who dedicate their lives to serving others. We are
proud and humbled to be there for Irving’s first responders and look forward to
exploring other partnership opportunities to support and protect our community,”
said Ali Shah, Principal of Gibson Diagnostic Labs. “The Gibson team has been
working intimately with both the Irving police and fire fighters’ associations
on this project and it’s exciting to see it come to fruition.”
The Gibson Diagnostic Labs team
is ready to assist all patients with personalized, professional service to
deliver the highest level of quality diagnostic testing. The staff continues to
work diligently to increase testing capacity on a timely basis in response to
the public health crisis.
To learn more, please visit
Gibson Diagnostic Lab’s COVID-19 testing page.
About Gibson Diagnostic
Labs:
Gibson Diagnostic Labs (GDL) is
a leading healthcare company that drives better patient care and healthier
lives by incorporating more of a holistic approach to healthcare. At its core
is a relentless focus on information that empowers healthcare professionals to
make better, more informed decisions. GDL delivers advanced, laboratory
diagnostic services to physicians, counselors and clinicians who share the same
commitment to enhance health outcomes and improve lives. It offers a broad
portfolio of diagnostic tests that are aligned with long-term healthcare trends.
Its goal is to help in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases by
providing healthcare professionals with clinically actionable data that
promotes patient‐centric, personalized holistic healthcare.
Anna Benson
anna@cxo5.com