- State
- GA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 10,482
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Aveanna Healthcare reported that multiple employees emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 10,482 individuals to their personal email accounts. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards to further protect its sensitive data.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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