- State
- VT
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 686
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Electronic Medical Record
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Northwest Medical Center, reported that an employee impermissibly accessed medical records containing the protected health information (PHI) of 686 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. A call center was created for questions or concerns. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned the employee responsible and strengthened its administrative and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. All staff were retrained.
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
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.