Nearly 20 years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, tens of thousands of U.S. troops remain in the Middle East, including members of the National Guard from throughout the country.
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The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, subsidiary 534GC in Beaufort, South Carolina scheduled 4,066 pending appointments in August compared to 4,344 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran s Affairs.
Of the total number of appointments, 4,062 had a wait time of 30 days or less (99.9%) and four appointments (0.1%) 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.
The Guard isn’t going home. Leaders fear retention may suffer January 28 Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor s Center to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The House of Representatives is pursuing an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) On the morning of Jan. 20, two divisions’ worth of National Guard troops around 26,000, according to National Guard Bureau data shared with Military Times from 50 states and three territories stood watch in the nation’s capital for the inauguration of President Joseph Biden. Some even rode the Metro to their posts, helmets on and rifles slung.
The Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, subsidiary 509GB in Aiken, South Carolina scheduled 2,585 pending appointments in August compared to 2,672 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran s Affairs.
Of the total number of appointments, 2,428 had a wait time of 30 days or less (93.9%) and 157 appointments (6.1%) 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.