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 23, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center, AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- May 23, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9896, row:1035)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center, reported that several employees impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 905 individuals. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, medications, and birthdates. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE updated its technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.