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 Nov. 24, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital, Inc., IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Nov. 24, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10323, row:1462)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital, reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 597 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.