DisclosureLens
GEORGIAAccidentalHealthcareHealthcareDisposal ErrorCustomer Data InvolvedPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighResolved

Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jan 15, 2018

Filed

Mar 14, 2018

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

1,412

Confidence

67%
Full breach record for Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center →3 incidents on file

Saint Francis Hospital reported to HHS on 2018-03-14 a Improper Disposal affecting 1412 individuals. Breached information located on Other. A custodian inadvertently disposed of bins containing PHI (names, DOB, SSN, clinical/payment info) in regular trash. The CE retrained employees and the custodial company and implemented additional safeguards.

HIPAA clock✓ HHS report on time8 weeks discovery → filing
⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 58 days

Jan 15, 2018

Discovered

Mar 14, 2018

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,412 affectedView incident

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.