- State
- TX
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,721
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Improper Disposal
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
Southeast Nursing and Rehab Center, the covered entity (CE), reported that medical records maintained at an offsite storage facility were inadvertently auctioned off and made available to unauthorized individuals, which compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,721 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards.
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.