The Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, subsidiary 544GE in Orangeburg, South Carolina scheduled 2,972 pending appointments in August compared to 3,123 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.
The Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, subsidiary 544GF in Sumter, South Carolina scheduled 2,650 pending appointments in August compared to 2,686 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.
The Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, subsidiary 544HK in Columbia, South Carolina scheduled 447 pending appointments in August compared to 594 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.
The Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, subsidiary 544GG in Spartanburg, South Carolina scheduled 5,492 pending appointments in August compared to 5,465 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.
The Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, subsidiary 544GE in Orangeburg, South Carolina scheduled 3,176 pending appointments in June compared to 3,386 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran s Affairs.
Of the total number of appointments, 3,129 had a wait time of 30 days or less (98.5%) and 47 appointments (1.5%) 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.