Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville

7,496 individuals · submitted August 12, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 7,496 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Workforce members were retrained to better protect sensitive data.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
7,496
Submission date
August 12, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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