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VA Minneapolis HCS facility (618) scheduled 52,427 medical appointments in September 2020

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The VA Minneapolis Health Care System, subsidiary 618 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, scheduled 52,427 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, 44,041 had a wait time of 30 days or less (84%) and 8,386 appointments (16%) 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.

VA Minneapolis Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in September
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
618Minneapolis52,42744,0418,386
618BYSuperior6,3005,322978
618GIRamsey4,7043,828876
618GEChippewa Falls3,1582,929229
618GDMaplewood2,1681,903265
618GGRochester2,0261,93096
618GNMankato1,3561,32135
618GJShakopee1,02799631
618GMRice Lake86377687
618GKAlbert Lea68965633
618GBHibbing67665026
618GASt. James58655333
618GHHayward4284244
618QBEly17613442
618GLMinneapolis1541540
618QAFort Snelling81810
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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