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VA Sierra Nevada HCS facility in Gardnerville scheduled 2,327 medical appointments in August 2019

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The VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, subsidiary 654GB in Gardnerville, Nevada scheduled 2,327 pending appointments during the period ending September 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 2,251 had a wait time of 30 days or less (96.7%) and 76 appointments (3.3%) were scheduled more than 30 days out.

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in January 2019 reported that 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 that cautioned that 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 on its website that 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 who earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.

VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in August

Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
654Reno25,21023,2641,946
654GEReno5,6065,331275
654QDReno4,0893,934155
654QAKietzke2,5311,755776
654GBGardnerville2,3272,25176
654GAAuburn2,1382,05979
654GCFallon1,2951,20392
654GDSusanville40237428
654QCWinnemucca15112625
654QBCapitol Hill440
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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