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Michael E. DeBakey VAMC facility in Texas City scheduled 8,122 medical appointments in August 2020

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The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, subsidiary 580GJ in Texas City, Texas, scheduled 8,122 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, 8,009 had a wait time of 30 days or less (98.6%) and 113 appointments (1.4%) 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 earn a higher income are placed in the lower priority groups.

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Appointments Scheduled in August
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
580Houston80,70076,7273,973
580GDConroe10,59110,362229
580GEKaty9,4649,311153
580BZLufkin9,0938,567526
580BYBeaumont8,6668,521145
580GHTomball8,4678,291176
580GJTexas City8,1228,009113
580GGRichmond5,2805,23248
580GFLake Jackson2,6492,63712
580GCGalveston1,7571,7534
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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