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Breach notice filed by VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (March 2020)

Organization named: VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of March 25, 2020.

Organization as reported
VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, NV
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Paper/Films
Submission date
March 25, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12946, row:4085)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, reported that numerous boxes containing the unsecured protected health information (PHI) of 702 individuals were discovered in an unlocked office. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, The CE conducted a meeting with its executive leadership to discuss records management requirements for securing and storing PHI.

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

Figures, per source

  • 702 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date March 25, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12946)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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