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Robley Rex VAMC facility in Clarkson scheduled 4,275 medical appointments in November 2020

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The Robley Rex VA Medical Center, subsidiary 603GF in Clarkson, Kentucky, scheduled 4,275 pending appointments during the period ending December 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 4,245 had a wait time of 30 days or less (99.3%) and 30 appointments (0.7%) 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.

Robley Rex VA Medical Center Appointments Scheduled in November
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
603GENewburg7,1797,09782
603GCShively6,0565,952104
603GAFort Knox5,3165,23086
603GDStonybrook5,1865,10086
603GFClarkson4,2754,24530
603GBNew Albany4,2314,123108
603GGScottsburg2,6402,61921
603GHCarrollton7677589
603GENewburg3413365
603PBLouisville (SARRTP)25250
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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