Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Swedish Covenant Health DBA Swedish Hospital

4,206 individuals · submitted May 20, 2021

About this report

Swedish Covenant Health dba Swedish Hospital, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 4,206 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and diagnoses and conditions. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Swedish Covenant Health DBA Swedish Hospital
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
4,206
Submission date
May 20, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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