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 April 18, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Madison Parish Hospital Service District, LA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer, Email
- Submission date
- April 18, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13449, row:4588)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Madison Parish Hospital Service District, reported that an employee forwarded several emails containing protected health information (PHI) to an unauthorized recipient prior to his/her departure. This breach affected approximately 1,436 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, insurance information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, and medications prescribed. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE took legal measures against the former employee which resulted in an injunction against any further use of its PHI.