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Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
ArchivedSubmitted 04/27/2020
Updated 12 hours ago ()
- State
- MO
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,619
- Business associate present
- Yes
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, reported that a tornado struck the Nashville, Tennessee area and damaged a building containing its medical records. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, birthdates, medical record numbers, financial information, clinical information, treatment information, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also provided a telephone number for questions or concerns.
Change history
- Sep 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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