HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Oct. 6, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Carteret Health Care, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Theft
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Oct. 6, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11865, row:3004)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Carteret Health Care, reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 1,235 individuals was stolen from an employee’s car. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, telephone numbers, employment information, and medical history. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards, sanctioned the responsible employee, and provided training on protecting sensitive data.