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SAVAHCS Director’s Report:
December 2020

LOCAL UPDATE

SAVAHCS OVERVIEW (as of 12-1-2020)

• Level 1A, 295 bed teaching health care system with an operating budget more than $500
million.
• SAVAHCS has 7 Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) throughout Southern
Arizona.
• Number of unique Veterans
o FY20: 59,667 FY21TD: 29,103
• Outpatient visits
o FY20: 691,788 FY21TD: 67,019

SAVAHCS AVERAGE WAIT TIME (as of 12-1-2020)

• Primary Care New Patients- Ranges from Safford CBOC 5 days to Green Valley CBOC
29 days.
• Primary Care Established Patients- Ranges from Safford/Yuma CBOC 1 day to Tucson
Main Campus 6 days.

• Mental Health New Patients- Ranges from Green Valley CBOC 1 day to Sierra Vista
CBOC 20 days.
• Mental Health Established Patients- Ranges from Yuma CBOC’s no wait to Sierra Vista
CBOC 6 days.
• Main Campus Specialty Care
o Audiology- New 43 days/Established 14 days
o Cardiology- New 44 days/Established 12 days
o Dermatology- New 13 days/Established 35 days
o GI- New 22 days/Established 44 days
o GYN: New 17 days/Established 5 days
o Ophthalmology: New 15 days/Established 12 days
o Optometry: New 40 days/Established 8 days
o Ortho- New 18 days/Established 10 days
o Urology- New 31 days/Established 12 days
Source: https://www.accesstocare.va.gov/

SAVAHCS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
November Events, Resource Fairs & Town Halls

• Sierra Vista United Veteran Council-November 7