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. 19, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Mid-Columbia Center for Living, OR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Aug. 19, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9745, row:884)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Mid-Columbia Center for Living, reported that it experienced a phishing incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,435 individuals. The PHI involved included patient names, address, ID number, medical record number, Social Security number, treating physician, treatment information, treatment dates, diagnoses/conditions, Medicaid number, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.