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Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
ArchivedSubmitted 07/11/2023
- State
- NC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,541
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, reported that an employee sent multiple emails that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,541 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE revised its policies and procedures and retrained its staff.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.