East Hill Medical Center is open and welcoming new patients.
Symptoms of COVID-19 include:
Fever or Chills
Cough
Shortness of Breath or Difficulty Breathing
Fatigue
Muscle or Body Aches
If you develop symptoms, and have been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19, stay home and call your doctor. If you are experiencing severe symptoms or develop difficulty breathing, call 911.
If you need a healthcare provider, call East Hill Medical Center at (315) 253-8477. We welcome new patients in our pediatric and adult medicine offices. East Hill is currently offering testing for our patients for active infections if they have symptoms, or know they were exposed.
East Hill Medical Center is testing current patients and Auburn Enlarged City School District students.
East Hill Medical Center is the school physician for the Auburn Enlarged City School District. We are offering testing to children of the AECSD without out-of-pocket costs. Families can also choose to have your child tested with their primary physician or an urgent care facility.
EHMC has set up a dedicated space testing. We test with the Nares test, which is less invasive than the nasal pharyngeal test.
This is testing process for children who are symptomatic:
The school district will send the consent form and the completed symptom assessment form to East Hill Medical Center.
East Hill Medical Center will then contact the parent to arrange the appointments.
A healthcare provider from EHMC will evaluate the child through a short video visit.
Then, EHMC will conduct a COVID-19 test in the form of a nasal swab not the nasopharyngeal. The nasal swab is less invasive and not as uncomfortable. At this point, the healthcare provider may also perform other respiratory tests as deemed necessary from the medical evaluation.
Shortly after, EHMC will schedule a short video visit to share the test results.
EHMC will send the results back to the school district, which will include the child’s COVID-19 test results and may include relevant findings from the exam.
If EHMC is not a child’s primary care office, EHMC will send the results to that office.
EHMC will bill the child’s health insurance for any expenses, rather than be billed directly for this service.
Headache
Sudden Loss of Taste or Smell
Sore throat
Congestion or Runny Nose
Nausea or Vomiting; Diarrhea
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LOOKING FOR A COVID-19 VACCINE?
East Hill Medical Center is an approved site to provide vaccinations to eligible individuals.
Currently, we are offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations to people who are 65 and older, as well as those people who are in the 1A and 1B category.
We have a limited supply of immunizations we can provide. Upon our next shipment, we intend to expand that offering to those younger than 65 and with chronic conditions.
To get on the list, send an email to or leave a message with name, date of birth and phone number at (315) 253-8477, ext 407.
HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A SHOT?
If possible, please fill out the NYS COVID-19 Vaccine Form. Print or screenshot the confirmation page with the green checkmark and bring with you to your appointment. The vaccine is Moderna. Need help? Come to your appointment a few minutes early, and we can offer assistance.
East Hill continues its regular deep cleaning to sterilize all surfaces. As a medical office, we practice industrial sanitation methods and deep cleaning multiple times each day.
East Hill Medical Center has staff that are keeping on top of information and efforts led by federal, state and regional leaders so we can be on the forefront of this rapidly changing situation. East Hill created protocol and procedures to ensure we can respond in ways that will keep our patients and staff safe.