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Gulf Coast Health Care Services Inc

ArchivedSubmitted 10/15/2012
State
FL
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
13,000
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Hacking/IT Incident, Theft, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of breached information
Network Server
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

Two former employees of the covered entity (CE) took a list of patient information to a competitor’s office. The list contained the names, dates of birth, addresses and phone numbers of 13,000 patients—every active and inactive patient treated by the CE. The CE ceased operations on October 31, 2013, and eventually filed for voluntary dissolution with the Florida Secretary of State effective July 27, 2015. OCR obtained assurances that the CE is no longer in business.

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.

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