Rady Children's Hospital San Diego

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, reported that it had a vulnerability on its network server that allowed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,360 individuals to be accessible via the Internet. The CE was notified of the vulnerability by a security researcher. The ePHI involved included names and financial and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Complimentary credit monitoring services were also provided. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.