CONWAY — Memorial Hospital has expanded its COVID-19 testing center to be open on the weekends.
The drive-thru testing center is at the hospital has been open weekdays, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. since August. In addition, starting this past weekend the center is open from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays and Sundays.
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