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 Feb. 4, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- United Hospital District, Inc., MN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Feb. 4, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13543, row:4682)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), United Hospital District, Inc. (UHD), reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing attack. This breach affected 2,143 individuals and the protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, claims information, and diagnoses/conditions, The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. UHD also established a toll-free phone line and offered free credit monitoring services for all affected individuals. As a result of the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards in an effort to better protect its PHI. UHD retrained its staff on the proper methods for identifying fraudulent email communications. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the aforementioned corrective actions.