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Breach notice filed by Elbowoods Memorial Health Center (August 2013)

Organization named: Elbowoods Memorial Health Center Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Improper Disposal

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Aug. 21, 2013.

Organization as reported
Elbowoods Memorial Health Center, ND
Entity type as reported
Health Plan
Category as reported
Improper Disposal
Location of information as reported
Desktop Computer, Other, Other Portable Electronic Device, Paper/Films
Submission date
Aug. 21, 2013
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15341, row:6480)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

On or about October 1, 2011 contractors discovered abandoned protected health information (PHI) at the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nations’ Minne-Tohe facility. Materials included cardboard boxes, file cabinets, and binders containing printed PHI; pharmaceutical bags containing printed PHI on medication containers in a caged area with a broken or open padlock; and twelve (12) computer towers, three (3) mini-sized computers, and a lap-top hard drive containing electronic PHI. The covered entity (CE), discovered an additional binder of PHI on May 15, 2013. The CE estimated that 10,000 individuals’ PHI was stored at Minne-Tohe prior to a move to the Elbowoods Memorial Health Center facility. OCR provided the CE with substantial technical assistance. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE relocated the stored materials to its new facility, conducted a risk analysis, developed a risk management plan, and developed policies and procedures to safeguard PHI.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 10,000 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Aug. 21, 2013, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15341)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Elbowoods Memorial Health Center Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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