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VA New Mexico HCS facility in Gallup scheduled 1,404 medical appointments in February 2020

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The VA New Mexico Health Care System, subsidiary 501GD in Gallup, New Mexico scheduled 1,404 pending appointments during the period ending March 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 1,115 had a wait time of 30 days or less (79.4%) and 289 appointments (20.6%) 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 New Mexico Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in February
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
501Albuquerque67,47758,2929,185
501GMRio Rancho5,4085,017391
501GKSanta Fe2,6742,59381
501GBFarmington2,5722,371201
501GJDurango1,8141,79816
501GIAlamogordo1,6921,61181
501GAArtesia1,6321,55181
501GDGallup1,4041,115289
501GEEspanola1,007825182
501G2Las Vegas98194932
501GNTaos85882236
501GCSilver City84982623
501GHTruth or Consequences8118038
501HBRaton1401355
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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