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Portland VAMC facility in West Linn scheduled 2,674 medical appointments in August 2019

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The Portland VA Medical Center, subsidiary 648GG in West Linn, Oregon scheduled 2,674 pending appointments during the period ending September 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 2,595 had a wait time of 30 days or less (97.1%) and 79 appointments (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 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.

Portland VA Medical Center Appointments Scheduled in August

Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
648Portland53,17147,0436,128
648A4Portland Vancouver17,73416,1711,563
648GBSalem8,4477,448999
648GABend5,3954,871524
648GFHillsboro4,2223,892330
648GEFairview3,4623,320142
648GGWest Linn2,6742,59579
648GJThe Dalles1,4121,38923
648GDWarrenton3313238
648GHNewport25620848
648GIPortland25422034
648BUVancouver33330
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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