Saint Anthony Hospital reports hacking incident affecting 146,108 patients
Saint Anthony Hospital, a healthcare provider in Illinois, filed a breach notification with HHS OCR on March 6, 2026. The filing reports a hacking/IT incident that exposed the protected health information of 146,108 individuals. The compromised data was located in email systems. This submission date reflects when the report was filed with the regulator, not necessarily when the breach occurred or was discovered. Healthcare administrators should note the scale of this incident as a reminder of the risks associated with email-based communications and unauthorized access.
Sources differ:
- The HHS breach portal record lists 146,108 individuals with a March 6, 2026 submission date. HIPAA Journal and Paubox report the hospital first told HHS in September 2025 that 6,679 people were affected, and later raised the count to 146,108.