- State
- FL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 9,900
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Theft, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Desktop Computer, Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
An employee accessed and used protected health information (PHI) outside of her job duties to file fraudulent tax returns. The PHI involved in the breach included the names, addresses and social security numbers of 9,900 individuals. The covered entity (CE), Holy Cross Hospital, provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE retrained staff, disseminated educational material, and implemented an extensive risk management plan to bolster procedures for auditing and monitoring PHI use and access. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above. The CE also terminated the employment of the involved employee.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.