- State
- WI
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,979
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Advocate Aurora Health, reported that documents containing the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,979 individuals had been left at its old facility unprotected as it moved to a new location. The PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, medication information, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE offered affected individuals complimentary credit monitoring services. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.
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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