Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (July 2020)

Organization named: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children 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 July 31, 2020.

Organization as reported: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, PA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: July 31, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12761, row:3900)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, reported that an employee emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 7,557 individuals, to an unauthorized third party. The ePHI involved included names, health insurance information, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. The CE retrained its workforce members on the importance of safeguarding ePHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective action noted.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

7,557 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date July 31, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2020-07-31Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12761)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children 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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