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Breach notice filed by St. Francis Hospital (June 2014)

Organization named: St. Francis Hospital 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 June 9, 2014.

Organization as reported
St. Francis Hospital, GA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
June 9, 2014
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15068, row:6207)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

On May 30, 2014, a staff member sent an email to approximately 1,175 patients that erroneously permitted them to see the email addresses of all recipients. The covered entity (CE), St. Francis Hospital, investigated the incident, replaced its information technology department leadership and its security officer, and counseled the employee involved. Additionally, the CE updated its HIPAA policies and trained the entire workforce on its updated policies. The CE also began upgrading its equipment to better prevent security incidents. The CE provided breach notification to the affected individuals via e-mail message, sent notification to the media, and placed a conspicuous notice on its website. In response to OCR’s provision of technical assistance, the CE provided written notification to the affected individuals.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,175 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date June 9, 2014, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15068)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • St. Francis Hospital 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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