Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

McAllen Surgical Specialty Center, Ltd.

29,227 individuals · submitted September 20, 2021

About this report

McAllen Surgical Specialty Center, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a cybersecurity incident that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 29,227 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
McAllen Surgical Specialty Center, Ltd.
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
29,227
Submission date
September 20, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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