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VA Central Alabama HCS facility (619) in Montgomery scheduled 7,970 medical appointments in February 2021

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The VA Central Alabama Health Care System, subsidiary 619 in Montgomery, Alabama, scheduled 7,970 pending appointments during the period ending March 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 7,205 had a wait time of 30 days or less (90.4%) and 765 appointments (9.6%) were scheduled more than 30 days out.

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in January 2019 reported wait times for new appointments at VA health care facilities were similar to or better than wait times at private-sector providers between 2014 and 2017.

However, the Government Accountability Office released a report in July 2019 cautinging the VA's data-tracking system only captures part of the appointment process and fails to account for the time that it takes the VA to enroll veterans in its health benefits program.

The VA explains when veterans apply for benefits, they are assigned to one of eight priority groups, with those who need immediate care due to service-related disabilities placed in higher priority groups. Veterans who do not have service-connected disabilities and earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.

VA Central Alabama Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in February
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
619GFMontgomery14,10213,215887
619A4Tuskegee11,47110,0251,446
619QBFort Benning8,5098,326183
619Montgomery7,9707,205765
619GAColumbus5,0714,732339
619GDFort Rucker4,4664,048418
619QADothan3,4323,105327
619GEMonroeville6656614
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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