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Beckley VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on March 18, 2015. Also cited in 22 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000116831, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: BECKLEY WV - 517
Issue:
On 03/18/15 around 11:00 AM. a Supply, Processing, and Distribution (SPD) employee stopped by to inform the Privacy Officer (PO) that he was picking up a mattress that was placed in the sunroom on the sixth floor and on the mattress was a piece of plastic with a typed label showing the patient's full name, full SSN, DOB, and his room number.
Outcome:
03/23/15: A determination was made that the mattress was probably in the sun room since around 03/12/15. This area is frequented by patients and visitors. The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran A will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.