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Martinsburg VAMC facility (613) scheduled 29,439 medical appointments in February 2021

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The Martinsburg VA Medical Center, subsidiary 613 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, scheduled 29,439 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, 26,732 had a wait time of 30 days or less (90.8%) and 2,707 appointments (9.2%) were scheduled more than 30 days out.

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in January 2019 reported 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.

However, the Government Accountability Office released a report in July 2019 cautinging 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 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 earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.

Martinsburg VA Medical Center Appointments Scheduled in February
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
613Martinsburg29,43926,7322,707
613GGFrederick3,5273,404123
613GCStephens City3,2403,126114
613GBHagerstown3,1993,095104
613GACumberland2,1821,919263
613GFHarrisonburg1,9061,86739
613GEPetersburg1,2481,2471
613GDFranklin1471461
613BUMartinsburg42402
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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