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Louis A. Johnson VAMC facility in Parsons scheduled 603 medical appointments in April 2020

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The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, subsidiary 540GA in Parsons, West Virginia scheduled 603 pending appointments during the period ending May 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 578 had a wait time of 30 days or less (95.9%) and 25 appointments (4.2%) 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 who earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.

Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center Appointments Scheduled in April
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
540Clarksburg30,08328,2691,814
540GBParkersburg2,6642,60658
540GDWestover1,4761,39581
540GCGassaway1,1671,1616
540GAParsons60357825
540HKClarksburg18217210
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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