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VA Black Hills HCS facility in Winner scheduled 32 medical appointments in June 2020

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The VA Black Hills Health Care System, subsidiary 568HP in Winner, South Dakota, scheduled 32 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, 32 had a wait time of 30 days or less.

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.

VA Black Hills Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in June
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
568Fort Meade8,8856,1862,699
568A4Hot Springs3,9683,093875
568GARapid City2,6602,005655
568GBPierre6176152
568HHScottsbluff1811810
568HJMission51510
568HPWinner32320
568HBGordon13130
568HANewcastle220
568HFPine Ridge110
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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