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Breach notice filed by St. Charles Health System (March 2017)

Organization named: St. Charles Health System, Inc. 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 March 16, 2017.

Organization as reported
St. Charles Health System, OR
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Electronic Medical Record
Submission date
March 16, 2017
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14240, row:5379)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

St. Charles Health System (SCHS), the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee accessed medical records without authorization. The breach affected approximately 2,459 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license information, financial information, claims information, clinical information, and other treatment information. SCHS implemented physical, administrative, and security safeguards and re-trained its employees. The CE provided affected individuals with free credit monitoring and sanctioned workforce members involved. As a result of OCR’s investigation, SCHS confirmed that it initiated the process to upgrade its software that will allow SCHS to conduct medical record audits.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 2,459 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date March 16, 2017, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14240)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

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

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    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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