Elizabeth Hospice

Disclosed Dec 14, 202235,496 affectedConfirmed

The Elizabeth Hospice, the covered entity (CE), reported that a workforce member emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 35,496 individuals to a personal email account. The PHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained its employees on patient privacy. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.

What is known

People affected	35,496 (as reported to HHS)
Disclosed	Dec 14, 2022
Discovered	Oct 21, 2022
Happened	Oct 21, 2022
Attack	Insider
Data exposed	NamesHealth
Sector	Healthcare · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeoag.ca.gov

California Attorney General breach notice: Elizabeth Hospice

Official noticeattorneygeneral.delaware.gov

Notice letter filed with the Delaware DOJ: Elizabeth Hospice

Official noticeocrportal.hhs.gov

HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Elizabeth Hospice (Healthcare Provider, CA)

Notices filed

Residents of CADec 14, 2022

California AGCount not stated

Residents of DEDec 14, 2022

Delaware DOJ3 people

TotalDec 14, 2022

HHS archive35,496 people

History of this record

attack2026-09-25

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records_basis2026-09-25

organization to hhsby backfillSource

records2026-09-25

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summary2026-09-25

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records_basis2026-09-25

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occurred2026-09-25

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Added2026-09-25

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First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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