- State
- IL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,471
- 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
The covered entity (CE), Walgreen, reported that a staff member impermissibly removed a paper file that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,471 individuals from the pharmacy premises. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and strengthened its administrative safeguards.
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.