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The Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, subsidiary 635QB in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma scheduled 10,008 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, 9,960 had a wait time of 30 days or less (99.5%) and 48 appointments (0.5%) 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.

Facility Code	Location	Total Appointments Scheduled	Appointments Scheduled 30 Days or Less	Appointments Scheduled More than 30 Days
635	Oklahoma City	67,674	62,957	4,717
635GA	Lawton	16,563	16,315	248
635QB	Oklahoma City	10,008	9,960	48
635QA	Oklahoma City	4,585	4,539	46
635GB	Wichita Falls	3,901	3,888	13
635GE	Stillwater	1,715	1,709	6
635HB	Ardmore	1,589	1,581	8
635QC	Fourteenth Street	1,250	1,249	1
635GF	Altus	1,174	1,165	9
635GG	Enid	956	954	2
635GC	Blackwell	346	344	2
635GD	Ada	301	296	5

Source: U.S. Veteran's Administration