HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of May 8, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Winter Haven Hospital, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 8, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9919, row:1058)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Winter Haven Hospital, reported that a workforce member sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 2,101 individuals to the wrong recipient. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of service. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the employee and provided retraining on email security.