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VA Northern California HCS facility in Yuba City scheduled 2,666 medical appointments in January 2020

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The VA Northern California Health Care System, subsidiary 612GI in Yuba City, California scheduled 2,666 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, 2,596 had a wait time of 30 days or less (97.4%) and 70 appointments (2.6%) 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 Northern California Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in January
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
612A4Sacramento44,80740,8093,998
612GFMartinez20,40617,9342,472
612GHMcClellan Park19,38018,3501,030
612B4Redding10,0738,8941,179
612GGChico8,2167,875341
612BYOakland6,7566,227529
612GEMare Island6,4386,231207
612GDFairfield4,5744,354220
612QCCypress Avenue3,5273,195332
612GIYuba City2,6662,59670
612QBOakland1,6671,525142
612GJYreka42236260
612MAIDES McClellan OPC770
612QDHowe Road330
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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