Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Methodist Charlton Medical Center (May 2011)

Organization named: Methodist Charlton Medical Center Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Theft

What the sources say

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 May 5, 2011.

Organization as reported: Methodist Charlton Medical Center, TX
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Theft
Location of information as reported: Laptop
Submission date: May 5, 2011
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15855, row:6994)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

An unencrypted laptop was stolen from a locked office in the hospital. The laptop contained the PHI of 1523 patients. The protected health information involved in the breach contained demographic and clinical data. Following the breach, the CE filed a police report, notified affected patients and notified the media. Additionally, the CE expanded its encryption policy to include more laptops and implemented additional physical safeguards. \
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,500 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date May 5, 2011, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2011-05-05Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15855)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Methodist Charlton Medical Center 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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