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Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC facility (541QB) scheduled 1,049 medical appointments in January 2020

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The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, subsidiary 541QB in Cleveland, Ohio scheduled 1,049 pending appointments during the period ending February 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 1,042 had a wait time of 30 days or less (99.3%) and seven appointments (0.7%) 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.

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Appointments Scheduled in January
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
541Cleveland62,57559,1603,415
541GLParma25,99024,1091,881
541GGAkron19,83318,7081,125
541BYCanton16,23815,812426
541GDMansfield13,03612,801235
541BZYoungstown11,69011,318372
541GFWilloughby11,10210,800302
541GBLorain10,96810,818150
541GCSandusky7,3947,159235
541GKRavenna5,3935,127266
541GJNew Philadelphia4,8494,75891
541GHEast Liverpool4,5414,48061
541GIWarren4,1894,046143
541GECleveland1,3871,33453
541QBCleveland1,0491,0427
541QFCuyahoga County 437830672
541GMCleveland34304
541QASummit County12120
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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