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Muskogee VAMC facility in McAlester scheduled 2,554 medical appointments in December 2019

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The Muskogee VA Medical Center, subsidiary 623GA in McAlester, Oklahoma scheduled 2,554 pending appointments during the period ending January 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 2,508 had a wait time of 30 days or less (98.2%) and 46 appointments (1.8%) 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 who earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.

Muskogee VA Medical Center Appointments Scheduled in December
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
623Muskogee26,92825,3791,549
623BYTulsa23,14721,7201,427
623QBTulsa Eleventh Street5,9615,273688
623GBVinita2,6592,6509
623GAMcAlester2,5542,50846
623QAMuskogee East1,8091,620189
623QCTulsa1,7021,68418
623GCIdabel9839776
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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