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San Francisco VAMC facility in Eureka scheduled 1,732 medical appointments in September 2020

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The San Francisco VA Medical Center, subsidiary 662GC in Eureka, California, scheduled 1,732 pending appointments during the period ending October 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 1,593 had a wait time of 30 days or less (92%) and 139 appointments (8%) 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 earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.

San Francisco VA Medical Center Appointments Scheduled in September
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
662San Francisco24,85821,1703,688
662GASanta Rosa4,8714,056815
662GCEureka1,7321,593139
662GGClearlake1,4841,382102
662GESan Bruno78274042
662GDUkiah72468044
662GFSan Francisco58356617
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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