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VA Miami HCS facility in Key West scheduled 1,397 medical appointments in August 2020

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The VA Miami Health Care System, subsidiary 546GB in Key West, Florida, scheduled 1,397 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, 1,388 had a wait time of 30 days or less (99.4%) and nine appointments (0.6%) 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.

VA Miami Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in August
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
546Miami47,42240,1727,250
546BZSunrise26,44624,4881,958
546GCHomestead4,4794,280199
546GFHollywood3,0122,871141
546GDPembroke Pines2,6442,56381
546GHDeerfield Beach1,7661,7588
546GBKey West1,3971,3889
546GEKey Largo727588139
546GAMiami73721
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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