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Martinsburg VAMC facility in Stephens City scheduled 4,067 medical appointments in February 2020

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The Martinsburg VA Medical Center, subsidiary 613GC in Stephens City, Virginia scheduled 4,067 pending appointments during the period ending March 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 4,015 had a wait time of 30 days or less (98.7%) and 52 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.

Martinsburg VA Medical Center Appointments Scheduled in February
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
613Martinsburg43,25739,2214,036
613GGFrederick5,6355,375260
613GCStephens City4,0674,01552
613GBHagerstown3,6573,58869
613GFHarrisonburg2,2412,14695
613GACumberland2,2362,19640
613GEPetersburg7107046
613BUMartinsburg2622584
613GDFranklin63630
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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