Health Data Breach Tracker/VA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Sentara Health

1,620 individuals · submitted March 28, 2025

About this report

Sentara Health, the covered entity (CE) reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 1,620 patients may have been accessed by an unauthorized individual impersonating an employee. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, impacted individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Sentara Health
State
VA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,620
Submission date
March 28, 2025
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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