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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, St. Margaret Hospital (“UPMC St. Margaret”)
ArchivedSubmitted 03/05/2021
- State
- PA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 11,135
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Other
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), UPMC St. Margaret, reported that an employee impermissibly emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 11,135 individuals to his personal email account and to another employee. The ePHI involved included names, and medication information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, the FBI, and posted substitute notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned the employee and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its 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.