Sentara Health
Disclosed Mar 28, 20251 year ago13,278 affectedConfirmed
Sentara Health, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 696 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. The CE also took corrective actions in response to the breach, implementing additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.
What is known
| People affected | 13,278 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Sentara Health (Healthcare Provider, VA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Mar 28, 2025 | 1,620 |
| HHS archivetotal | Jun 9, 2025 | 13,278 |
| HHS archivetotal | Sep 3, 2025 | 696 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2025-06-09 to 2025-03-28 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: 696 to 13278 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2025-09-03 to 2025-06-09 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.