Roper St. Francis Healthcare

Disclosed Aug 26, 20244,125 affectedConfirmed

Roper St. Francis Healthcare, the covered entity (CE), learned that an employee inadvertently sent the protected health information (PHI) of 4,125 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names only. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE sanctioned the responsible employee. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

What is known

People affected	4,125 (as reported to HHS)
Disclosed	Aug 26, 2024
Attack	Insider
Data exposed	NamesHealth
Sector	Healthcare · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeocrportal.hhs.gov

HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Roper St. Francis Healthcare (Healthcare Provider, SC)

Notices filed

TotalAug 26, 2024

HHS archive4,125 people

Other breaches at Roper St. Francis Healthcare

Hacking breachHacking exposed names and health records. Reported to the HHS archive.190K affectedHealthcareUSJan 29, 2019 Lost or stolen device breachLost or stolen device exposed names and health records. Reported to the HHS archive.576 affectedHealthcareUSJan 24, 2017

History of this record

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby backfillSource

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

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