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. 3, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Florida Health Sciences Center, Inc, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Paper/Films
- Submission date
- Oct. 3, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9124, row:263)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Florida Health Sciences Center dba Tampa General Hospital, reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 896 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.