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Ralph H. Johnson VAMC facility in Hinesville scheduled 6,614 medical appointments in November 2020

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The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, subsidiary 534GE in Hinesville, Georgia, scheduled 6,614 pending appointments during the period ending December 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 6,505 had a wait time of 30 days or less (98.4%) and 109 appointments (1.7%) 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.

Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Appointments Scheduled in November
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
534Charleston41,73738,7902,947
534BYSavannah14,42113,994427
534GDGoose Creek8,0167,761255
534GEHinesville6,6146,505109
534QAMyrtle Beach4,8794,775104
534GCBeaufort3,9013,8938
534GBMyrtle Beach3,1703,039131
534GFNorth Charleston1,8211,8147
534QBNorth Charleston1,3441,3440
534QCCharleston81810
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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