The Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, subsidiary 544GC in Rock Hill, South Carolina scheduled 8,583 pending appointments in June compared to 9,060 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran s Affairs.
Of the total number of appointments, 8,405 had a wait time of 30 days or less (97.9%) and 178 appointments (2.1%) 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.
A COVID-19 outbreak at an Illinois Veterans home has now left 33 residents dead.
The COVID-19 outbreak that killed 33 veterans started in early November. Along with the deaths, dozens of staff members and residents tested positive throughout the month. Ultimately, the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs fired Home Administrator Angela Mehlbrech. The department s Acting Assistant Director Anthony Vaughn is now serving as the interim administrator at the home. Along with personnel changes, officials with the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs report they have implemented recommendations from the state health department and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
After hours of listening to officials, lawmakers grew frustrated at Wednesday s hearing. They want a specific timeline of what happened.
The Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia scheduled 101,053 pending appointments across its nine locations in November 2020 compared to 157,845 the same month the previous year, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.
Of the total number of appointments in November 2020, 91,935 had a wait time of 30 days or less (91%) and 9,118 appointments (9%) 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.
Hines VA Hospital 1 of 37 VA centers nationwide to begin administering COVID-19 vaccine
By STMW NEWS
The Chicago-area Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital began administering COVID-19 vaccines to veterans in long-term care Tuesday.
CHICAGO - The Chicago-area Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital began administering
COVID-19 vaccines to veterans in long-term care Tuesday.
The hospital, located at 500 5th Ave. in west suburban Hines, was one of 37 Veterans Affairs medical centers in the country that received doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, according to officials from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
“The Hines VA Hospital is proud to be a part of the initial 37 VA medical centers receiving the vaccine,” said Hines VA Hospital Director James Doelling. “We are dedicated to ensuring all Veterans receiving care at VA and our employees are ultimately offered the vaccine.”
Need to be patient. Lexington has its 1st COVID-19 vaccines. When will you get one? Jeremy Chisenhall, Lexington Herald-Leader
Dec. 15 While the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were arriving in Lexington Monday to be administered to health care workers, the city was working on getting the vaccine to those next in line. We have no idea exactly how many doses we will be getting and when, said Susan Straub, spokeswoman for Mayor Linda Gorton s office.
Lexington s first vaccine doses were sent directly to Baptist Health Lexington and University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital. Local nursing homes were also expected to get doses administered by Walgreens and CVS through federal partnerships.