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 Aug. 1, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- First Choice Community Health Care, Inc., NM
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 1, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11272, row:2411)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), First Choice Community Health Care, reported that it was the subject of a cybersecurity incident that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 101,541 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.