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VA St. Louis Health Care System
ArchivedSubmitted 03/01/2017
Updated 15 hours ago ()
- State
- MO
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 724
- Business associate present
- No
- 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), the VA St. Louis Health Care System, reported that a former employee improperly took home documents that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 724 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI.
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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