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VA Salt Lake City HCS facility in Roosevelt scheduled 406 medical appointments in August 2019

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The VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, subsidiary 660GD in Roosevelt, Utah scheduled 406 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, 388 had a wait time of 30 days or less (95.6%) and 18 appointments (4.4%) 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 Salt Lake City Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in August

Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
660Salt Lake City54,02548,6225,403
660GBOgden4,4844,41272
660GAPocatello2,9862,88997
660QAIdaho Falls2,3502,28862
660GJWest Valley City2,3032,197106
660GGSt. George2,0001,894106
660GEOrem1,8191,73485
660QCSouth Ogden89981188
660GDRoosevelt40638818
660QBPrice18115427
660GKElko1226062
660MAIDES Hill AFB32320
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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