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Breach notice filed by Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Inc. (July 2018)

Organization named: Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Inc. 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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of July 12, 2018.

Organization as reported
Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Inc., IL
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported
Other
Submission date
July 12, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13756, row:4895)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Midwestern Regional Medical Center, the covered entity (CE), discovered that protected health information (PHI) was posted on a public bulletin board of cancer survivors without authorization. The breach affected 2,675 individuals. The CE notified all affected individuals as well as the media. The PHI involved included names, states of residence, diagnoses, and in some cases, photos and/or videos of the patient. As a result of the breach, the CE updated its patient authorization policy and revised its patient authorization forms to be in compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 2,675 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date July 12, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13756)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    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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