Health Data Breach Tracker/FL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Winter Haven Hospital

2,101 individuals · submitted May 8, 2024

About this report

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.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Winter Haven Hospital
State
FL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,101
Submission date
May 8, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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