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Brooke Army Medical Center

ArchivedSubmitted 10/21/2009
State
TX
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,000
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Theft
Location of breached information
Paper/Films
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

A binder containing the protected health information (PHI) of up to 1,272 individuals was stolen from a staff member's vehicle. The PHI included names, telephone numbers, detailed treatment notes, and possibly social security numbers. In response to the breach, the covered entity (CE) sanctioned the workforce member and developed a new policy requiring on-call staff members to submit any information created during their shifts to the main office instead of adding it to the binder. Following OCR's investigation, the CE notified the local media about the breach.

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

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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Brooke Army Medical Center (TX), 10/21/2009 | InfoSec Signals