REPORT SHOWS NATIONAL AVERAGE OF PENDING VETERAN WAIT TIMES LONGER THAN LOCAL WAIT

The Veterans Affairs hospital in Fayetteville has a lower percentage of pending wait times over 30 days than the national average of pending wait times in 2017. Among the 9.3 million VA appointments scheduled nationwide, 8.1 percent or 756,325 appointments are scheduled for at least 30 days or more after the requested date. In Fayetteville, 2.3 percent of appointments were scheduled at least 30 days after the requested date.