San Diego VA Seeing Backlog for Patient Appointments
The Department of Veterans Affairs' San Diego-based health care network has placed about 200 new patients on a waiting list for appointments because the system has seen a surge in patient demand at the same time it has experienced a shortage of health care providers. Officials said they expect to resolve the scheduling delays within the next week by hiring three additional primary care physicians and one nurse practitioner.
- "200 New VA Patients Put on Wait List" (Kovach, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4/24).