- State
- NY
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 12,759
- Business associate present
- Yes
- 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
Catholic Health System, the covered entity (CE), reported that a former employee of its business associate (BA) impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 12,759 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and law enforcement.
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.