- State
- ME
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,259
- 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), York Hospital, reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,259 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included demographic information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect 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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