- State
- MO
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,843
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, reported that a file cabinet was left unlocked in the hallway which contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,843 individuals. The PHI involved included dates of birth, names, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative safeguards and retrained it staff on the importance of securing PHI.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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