The VA Northern Arizona Health Care System, subsidiary 649GE in Cottonwood, Arizona scheduled 1,633 pending appointments in August compared to 1,724 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.
The VA Northern Arizona Health Care System, subsidiary 649GC in Lake Havasu City, Arizona scheduled 2,795 pending appointments in August compared to 2,825 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.
The VA Northern Arizona Health Care System, subsidiary 649GA in Kingman, Arizona scheduled 1,964 pending appointments in August compared to 1,953 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.
The VA Northern Arizona Health Care System, subsidiary 649 in Prescott, Arizona, scheduled 14,162 pending appointments during the period ending July 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.
Of the total number of appointments, 11,330 had a wait time of 30 days or less (80%) and 2,832 appointments (20%) 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 Northern Arizona Health Care System, subsidiary 649GE in Cottonwood, Arizona scheduled 1,724 pending appointments in July compared to 1,789 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.