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Washington DC VA Medical Center

Disclosed May 31, 201610 years ago1,062 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

On March 31, 2016, the covered entity's (CE) Lead Narcotic Inspector discovered that the monthly narcotic reports were missing. On April 6, 2016, CE's police notified the facility Privacy Officer of the incident and reported the incident to the VA Network and Security Operations Center. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the media, and affected individuals and offered credit monitoring. The CE's Police Security Service reviewed the available closed circuit television footage and could not determine who removed the documents from the location. The CE transferred the duties of the Lead Narcotic Inspector to another employee. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.

What is known

People affected1,062 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedMay 31, 2016
AttackLost or stolen device
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalMay 31, 20161,062

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History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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