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West Holt Memorial Hospital

ArchivedSubmitted 07/22/2021

Updated 19 hours ago ()

State
NE
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
541
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of breached information
Email
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Sep 23, 2026
Last seen in OCR export
Oct 26, 2026

OCR description

The covered entity (CE), West Holt Memorial Hospital, reported that an employee was the victim of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 541 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Change history

Change history
Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list

Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source

Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.

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