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 July 5, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Parmer Medical Center, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 5, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11329, row:2468)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Parmer Medical Center, reported that its business associate was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,400 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR has initiated a compliance review of the business associate regarding this breach.