Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Mount Carmel Health System (December 2017)

Organization named: Mount Carmel Health System Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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 Dec. 8, 2017.

Organization as reported: Mount Carmel Health System, OH
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Dec. 8, 2017
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13979, row:5118)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

An employee of the covered entity’s (CE) bariatric unit erroneously sent an email to post-bariatric patients identifying the entire list to all other patients. The breach affected approximately 836 individuals and included demographic information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE reeducated the employee responsible for the breach, revised its policy regarding electronic communications with patients (highlighting that e-mails sent to individuals external to the CE must be encrypted), and recalled emails sent to internal recipients that contained the email addresses. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE updated its Breach Notification Rule policy and trained staff. OCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

836 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Dec. 8, 2017, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2017-12-08Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13979)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Mount Carmel Health System Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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