Officials at ProMedica Bay Park Hospital are notifying almost 600 patients after it was discovered that a former employee accessed patient records last month . The hospital says 594 patients will receive individual letters notifying them of the breach , after it was discovered that between April 1 , 2013 , and April 1 of this year , an employee accessed records of the patients without a valid reason , including names , dates of birth and diagnoses . ProMedica Bay Park Hospital values patient privacy and deeply regrets that this incident occurred , ProMedica wrote in a prepared statement . The hospital is taking this matter very seriously . ProMedica immediately deactivated the employees access to patient information and the individual is no longer employed by ProMedica . ProMedica Bay Park Hospital has completed an internal investigation and is taking precautions to prevent any further health information breaches . This includes additional training for employees to ensure they understand and follow patient information access policies . Hospital officials said the employee accessed such things as hospital visit and medical record numbers , medications and other clinical information , but did not access financial information for the patients . Included in the letter is information offering each patient a free , one - year membership for identity theft protection services . ;