HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Sept. 30, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Connally Memorial Medical Center, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Sept. 30, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9684, row:823)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Connally Memorial Medical Center, reported that it an employee was the target of an email phishing incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,228 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, addresses, medications, diagnoses/conditions, claims and financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI.