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Tennessee Valley HCS facilities schedule 194,926 medical appointments in August 2019

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The Tennessee Valley Health Care System Tennessee scheduled 194,926 pending appointments across its locations during the period ending August 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments 181,237 had a wait time of 30 days or less (92.98%) and 13,689 appointments (7.02%) 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.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO), however, released a report in July 2019 cautioning 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.

Debra Draper, health care director at the GAO, told the House Veterans Affairs Committee new patients may actually wait up to 70 days for an appointment when they first enroll for benefits.

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 don’t have service-connected disabilities and who earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.

Tennessee Valley Health Care System Pending Appointments Scheduled in August
LocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
Nashville, TN60,63855,3705,268
Murfreesboro, TN (Alvin C. York)48,14045,0083,132
Dover, TN1,8931,87815
Bowling Green, KY4,7874,636151
Clarksville, TN14,87712,7402,137
Chattanooga, TN18,39817,578820
Tullahoma, TN1,2941,2859
Cookeville, TN5,8085,74068
Hopkinsville, KY5,5645,083481
McMinnville, TN2,1972,17423
Roane County, TN1,6131,57538
Maury County, TN4,2734,20469
Athens, TN2,1592,018141
International Plaza, TN4,6594,468191
Gallatin, TN1,9321,86270
IDES Fort Campbell82820
Albion Street, TN3,4053,269136
Charlotte Avenue, TN6,2406,14991
Pointe Centre, TN6,7325,911821
Glenis Drive, TN23520728

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