- State
- VA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 13,278
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Electronic Medical Record
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Sentara Health, reported a breach after it discovered that two remote workforce members processing their lab requisitions were not the persons the CE hired to do the work. The breach affected the protected health information (PHI) of 13,278 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and lab results. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.