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VA Southeast Louisiana HCS facility in New Orleans scheduled 68,438 medical appointments in October 2019

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The VA Southeast Louisiana Health Care System, subsidiary 629 in New Orleans, Louisiana scheduled 68,438 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, 62,775 had a wait time of 30 days or less (91.7%) and 5,663 appointments (8.3%) 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.

VA Southeast Louisiana Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in October
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
629New Orleans68,43862,7755,663
629BYBaton Rouge14,97714,698279
629GBHammond5,3415,203138
629GCSlidell4,5804,374206
629GAHouma3,9173,87344
629QABaton Rouge3,3453,018327
629GDReserve1,6931,67320
629GFBogalusa1,4391,4372
629GEFranklin89586530
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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