The VA Southern Arizona Health Care System, subsidiary 678 in Tucson, Arizona scheduled 50,684 pending appointments in July compared to 54,001 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran s Affairs.
Of the total number of appointments, 43,456 had a wait time of 30 days or less (85.7%) and 7,228 appointments (14.3%) 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 Northern Arizona Health Care System, subsidiary 649GE in Cottonwood, Arizona scheduled 1,724 pending appointments in July compared to 1,789 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.
The VA Northern Arizona Health Care System, subsidiary 649QF in Tuba City, Arizona scheduled two pending appointments in July compared to one the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.
The VA Northern Arizona Health Care System, subsidiary 649QB in Holbrook, Arizona scheduled four pending appointments in July compared to 10 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.
The VA Northern Arizona Health Care System, subsidiary 649GB in Flagstaff, Arizona scheduled 1,323 pending appointments in July compared to 1,415 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.