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Robert J. Dole VAMC facility in Hays scheduled 1,770 medical appointments in July 2020

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The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, subsidiary 589G4 in Hays, Kansas, scheduled 1,770 pending appointments during the period ending August 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 1,526 had a wait time of 30 days or less (86.2%) and 244 appointments (13.8%) 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 earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.

Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center Appointments Scheduled in July
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
589A7Wichita29,24826,6322,616
589QCSouth Parklane5,2434,391852
589GWSalina3,1663,08581
589G7Hutchinson2,0552,04213
589G4Hays1,7701,526244
589G2Dodge City1,2021,1948
589G5Parsons88686917
589G3Liberal3153132
589MBIDES McConnel AFB990
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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