Their has been a breach of confidentiality of Britney Spears’ medical records at UCLA Medical Center. The hospital is in the process of firing 13 of its employees and sanctioning 6 others with suspension.

The facility warned it’s employees that any unauthorized access to Miss Spears’ records was forbidden. Records at the hospital that were breached included details of her hospital stays when her children were born as well as her most recent psychiatric hospitalization.

UCLA Medical Center sent out a memo on the morning of January 31, 2008, warning the employees the Britney Spears’ records were off limits to those who were not associated with her case. Apparently, 19 of the employees were to eager to snoop than to listen, which inevitably cost them their jobs.

Jeri Simpson, Santa Monica hospital’s director of human resources, who previously fired employees for breaching Spears’ records said:

“It’s not only surprising, it’s very frustrating and it’s very disappointing. I feel like we do everything that we possibly can to ensure the privacy of our patients and I know we feel horrible that it happened again. I don’t know what it is about this particular person, I don’t know what it is about her.”

According to the Los Angeles Times, such prying is also considered a violation of state and federal laws governing medical privacy. The laws allow for fines of up to $250,000, although such penalties are uncommon. Under different laws, separate fines are allowed if patients are receiving treatment for mental illness or substance abuse.

The state Department of Public Health said late Friday that it had opened an investigation of the hospital.

Britney was rushed to UCLA Medical Center at 1am this morning, escorted by a small army of police on motorcycles, cruisers and helicopters.

The Los Angeles Times reported the 26-year-old was removed from her home and placed on a “mental health evaluation hold.” Brit’s psychiatrist prompted the call for her to be taken away for evaluation because she was alarmed by the singer’s recent reckless driving and conduct and decided that another 5150 hold was necessary. TMZ reported that the plan to hospitalize Spears had been launched days ago and was abandoned at the last minute on Wednesday, then put into place early Thursday and was so intricate that the Federal Aviation Administration had to be contacted to clear airspace on the route to the hospital. Several outlets are reporting that Spears went calmly, and had not slept for three days; she was videotaped purchasing a case of an energy drink earlier this week, and was photographed nodding off in her car.

Sam Lutfi told LA Times that Brit wanted to go to the hospital. “She went willingly. It was like something in her heart was telling her she should go. She knew something was wrong,” Lutfi said.

Brit was there under 5150 yet again, meaning an individual who is considered by a medical professional to be a danger to herself or others can be involuntarily committed to a mental institution by her family or even friends. A 5150 hold translates into 72 hours in a locked mental institution and must be approved by trained professionals like a psychiatrist or a nurse.

Early in the evening, Britney’s parents seemed to have a had a fight with Lutfi saying that they wanted him out of her life forever. TMZ website reported that Jamie Spears is infuriated with Lutfi’s involvement and has accused him of “trying to control his daughter’s mind.”