By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostMosaic Life Care officials say they have plenty of testing
kits to test everyone at their hospitals and clinics who have symptoms similar
to those diagnosed with COVID-19.But they don’t have the capacity to expand beyond those who fall
strictly within federal and state guidelines.Mosaic CEO Dr. Mark Laney says the 200 testing kits available
to Mosaic are adequate.“However, we do not have a sufficient supply to expand testing
to individuals that are not symptomatic or on a mass scale at this current period
of time,” Laney tells reporters during a briefing at the St. Joseph hospital.Laney expects Mosaic to be able to expand testing by the end
of the month.Mosaic has tested more than 80 people for COVID-19. At this
time, none of the tests have come back positive. Several test results are
pending.Mosaic Chief Medical Officer Dr. Davin Turner says the 200
kits give them enough to test those who display symptoms similar to those who
contract the coronavirus.“To date, we’ve also been able to test anyone who met state
criteria for testing, we’ve been able to test and we do have tests available,
and we have also been able to test some patients who may not have completely
met state or CDC criteria, however, they were highly suspicious,” Turner says.Mosaic officials continue to emphasize the steps being
promoted to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.Mosaic CEO Dr. Mark Laney says hand washing is a must and keeping
at least six feet apart really does work. “Social distancing has been shown to significantly decrease
the spread of the infection,” according to Laney. “This is a serious infection
and everybody should be taking personal responsibility and accountability for themselves.”

Mosaic: plenty of COVID-19 tests available, but would like to test more