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VA Iowa City HCS facility (636QC) in Cedar Rapids scheduled 21 medical appointments in October 2020

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The VA Iowa City Health Care System, subsidiary 636QC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, scheduled 21 pending appointments during the period ending November 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

Of the total number of appointments, 21 had a wait time of 30 days or less.

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.

VA Iowa City Health Care System Appointments Scheduled in October
Facility CodeLocationTotal Appointments ScheduledAppointments Scheduled 30 Days or LessAppointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
636A8Iowa City17,70213,8963,806
636GFDavenport7,4117,001410
636GWCoralville2,6262,56264
636GNCedar Rapids2,5422,388154
636GGQuincy2,3922,32072
636QJIowa City2,1531,750403
636GSOttumwa2,0622,03131
636GHWaterloo1,9961,826170
636GJDubuque1,8491,560289
636GIGalesburg1,7311,621110
636GUDecorah72864880
636GTSterling71868236
636QIDavenport3253232
636QGIowa City521636
636QCCedar Rapids21210
Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration

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