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Psychiatric documents with sensitive patient info found ‘loosely blown about’ near Regina medical clinic

Posted on April 14, 2025April 13, 2025 by Dissent

Brandon Harder reports:

The private records of patients at the Elphinstone Medical Clinic were just laying loose on the ground in a nearby alley and an empty lot.

According to a report from Saskatchewan’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (SIPC), a person referred to as “Individual A” saw a Facebook post on Oct. 27, 2024 that referenced patient records scattered near the Regina clinic.

More than one person went and found documents on the ground and turned them over to the regulator.

An investigation was launched and, as it turns out, a contracted cleaning employee had dumped the records into an outside bin on Oct. 26, 2024.

“The open recycling bins inside the Clinic indicated the contents were confidential and for shredding,” the report states.

Read more at Regina Leader-Post.

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