- State
- PA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 7,557
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, reported that an employee emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 7,557 individuals, to an unauthorized third party. The ePHI involved included names, health insurance information, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. The CE retrained its workforce members on the importance of safeguarding ePHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective action noted.
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.