Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Hunt Memorial Hospital District (June 2018)

Organization named: Hunt Memorial Hospital District Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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 June 29, 2018.

Organization as reported: Hunt Memorial Hospital District, TX
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: June 29, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13768, row:4907)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Hunt Memorial Hospital District, the covered entity (CE), reported that an unauthorized user gained access to its electronic health records through a business associate’s (BA) email system via an email phishing scheme. The breach affected 1,887 individuals. The covered entity reported the breach to OCR, notified the affected individuals, and the media. The covered entity also improved its security posture and implemented additional training sessions for workforce members concerning password protection and HIPAA compliance. OCR obtained assurances that Hunt Memorial implemented the corrective actions noted above.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,887 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date June 29, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2018-06-29Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13768)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Hunt Memorial Hospital District Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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