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Tennessee Valley HCS facility in McMinnville scheduled 2,106 medical appointments in September 2020

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The Tennessee Valley Health Care System, subsidiary 626GK in McMinnville, Tennessee, scheduled 2,106 pending appointments during the period ending October 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 2,085 had a wait time of 30 days or less (99%) and 21 appointments (1%) 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 September
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
626Nashville48,65043,4335,217
626A4Murfreesboro44,33738,7635,574
626GFChattanooga15,06314,453610
626GEClarksville12,59611,837759
626GHCookeville5,5485,414134
626QBCharlotte Avenue5,5405,407133
626QCChattanooga5,2274,818409
626GCBowling Green4,8774,680197
626GJHopkinsville4,2833,910373
626GOInternational Plaza3,9083,730178
626GMColumbia3,5393,361178
626QAAlbion Street2,8992,83465
626GLHarriman2,1552,09758
626GKMcMinnville2,1062,08521
626GNAthens2,0211,97150
626GPGallatin1,6181,60612
626GADover1,4701,37496
626GGTullahoma1,3021,26933
626QDMurfreesboro26224913
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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