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VA Eastern Kansas HCS facility in Fort Scott scheduled 770 medical appointments in January 2020

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The VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System, subsidiary 589GV in Fort Scott, Kansas scheduled 770 pending appointments during the period ending February 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 760 had a wait time of 30 days or less (98.7%) and 10 appointments (1.3%) 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 Eastern Kansas Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in January
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
589A5Topeka27,21525,7971,418
589A6Leavenworth22,57921,811768
589GRJunction City3,7523,567185
589GISt. Joseph2,6422,58557
589GJKansas City1,3271,28146
589JEPlatte City1,0841,07014
589GVFort Scott77076010
589GULawrence53251022
589GMChanute3273243
589GPGarnett1591590
589MAFt. Riley DES Clinic40400
589BULeavenworth33321
589MDIDES Fort Leavenworth440
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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