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Tennessee Valley HCS facility in Bowling Green scheduled 4,828 medical appointments in October 2019

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The Tennessee Valley Health Care System, subsidiary 626GC in Bowling Green, Kentucky scheduled 4,828 pending appointments during the period ending November 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 4,685 had a wait time of 30 days or less (97%) and 143 appointments (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.

Tennessee Valley Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in October
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
626Nashville59,01253,8975,115
626A4Murfreesboro48,87246,1262,746
626GFChattanooga18,92717,7141,213
626GEClarksville14,40212,2572,145
626QCChattanooga6,8105,993817
626QBCharlotte Avenue6,3746,28391
626GJHopkinsville5,3025,105197
626GCBowling Green4,8284,685143
626GOInternational Plaza4,5674,407160
626GHCookeville4,5014,40992
626GMColumbia4,1864,09888
626QAAlbion Street3,6723,405267
626GKMcMinnville2,3152,29322
626GNAthens2,1272,03691
626GLHarriman2,0221,95468
626GPGallatin2,0161,95462
626GGTullahoma1,2971,27621
626GADover1,2761,24828
626QDMurfreesboro30029010
626MAIDES Fort Campbell74740
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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