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Tennessee Valley HCS facility in McMinnville scheduled 2,047 medical appointments in June 2020

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The Tennessee Valley Health Care System, subsidiary 626GK in McMinnville, Tennessee, scheduled 2,047 pending appointments during the period ending July 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 2,002 had a wait time of 30 days or less (97.8%) and 45 appointments (2.2%) 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.

Tennessee Valley Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in June
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
626Nashville49,16143,2065,955
626A4Murfreesboro44,48538,6355,850
626GFChattanooga15,67614,716960
626GEClarksville12,37811,492886
626QBCharlotte Avenue5,7125,596116
626GHCookeville5,5115,366145
626QCChattanooga5,4384,737701
626GCBowling Green4,8104,512298
626GJHopkinsville4,6524,393259
626GOInternational Plaza4,3184,154164
626GMColumbia3,4043,262142
626QAAlbion Street3,1182,912206
626GLHarriman2,2922,23260
626GNAthens2,0721,905167
626GKMcMinnville2,0472,00245
626GPGallatin1,9271,87453
626GADover1,5531,51241
626GGTullahoma1,2881,26523
626QDMurfreesboro1801791
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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