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 Jan. 26, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- United Regional Health Care System, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 26, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10178, row:1317)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), United Regional Health Care System, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a security vulnerability that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 36,900 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals.