- State
- FL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,162
- Business associate present
- Yes
- 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
Bayfront Health-Port Charlotte, the covered entity (CE), reported that a tornado struck the medical records storage facility leased by its business associate (BA) which subsequently disclosed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,162 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, medical record numbers, financial information, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and other clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. Complimentary identity theft prevention services was also offered to all affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the BA securely destroyed the remaining records.
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.