- State
- SC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 4,125
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
Roper St. Francis Healthcare, the covered entity (CE), learned that an employee inadvertently sent the protected health information (PHI) of 4,125 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names only. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE sanctioned the responsible employee. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.
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.