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VA Maryland HCS facility in Fort Meade scheduled 773 medical appointments in April 2020

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The VA Maryland Health Care System, subsidiary 512GG in Fort Meade, Maryland scheduled 773 pending appointments during the period ending May 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 672 had a wait time of 30 days or less (86.9%) and 101 appointments (13.1%) 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 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 who earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.

VA Maryland Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in April
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
512Baltimore31,34626,3814,965
512A5Perry Point4,6504,364286
512GACambridge3,2973,23859
512GDBaltimore2,6952,66134
512GCGlen Burnie2,1002,03664
512GFRosedale9669615
512GGFort Meade773672101
512GEPocomoke City68263844
512QABaltimore West Fayette Street4494427
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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