Pull Facilities by Parent_Station_Number (VAST field)

[johnfedwards]

APIs Affected

VA Facilities API

Explanation Feature

The ability to pull data for those facilities whose Parent_Station_Number (VAST field) match the ID submitted in the call.

Value Provided by Feature

This would allow the user to get a collection of related facilities. For example, clinics that belong to a parent medical center. In the past we have supported an application (Our Doctors) that required having a list of which VA Medical Center a VA Clinic was a part of. Although we no longer support that application, a feature such as that will allow us, among other things, to quickly see if all VA Clinics are currently represented on their VAMC's website (for example, https://www.washingtondc.va.gov/locations/index.asp).

Acceptance Criteria

Supply Parent_Station_Number and the facilities returned should match what is in VAST.

[Eallan919]

Hi @johnfedwards Thank you for your submission! We pulled your request and will keep you updated as we progress!

[ryanlink]

Hi @johnfedwards - Would you mind expanding a bit on your use case here? We are tracking this internally. It's in the queue for feature requests, but has a few other items prioritized ahead of it. The better we can understand the benefit for veterans here, the more accurately we can prioritize.

Thanks,

Ryan Link
Customer Success Manager, Oddball.io
API Support Lead, Lighthouse | VA API Program

Visit developer.va.gov for more on the VA API Program

[johnfedwards]

This would allow at the VAMC level to ensure that all clinics are properly identified on the VAMC website (https://www.washingtondc.va.gov/locations/index.asp) and reporting their current operating status (https://www.washingtondc.va.gov/emergency/index.asp) which is then used to report back (https://www.washingtondc.va.gov/locations/facilities.asp) in order to update the API.