HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Jan. 15, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Hendrick Health, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 15, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12390, row:3529)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Hendrick Health, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 640,436 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and established a new security awareness and training program for its employees.