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HealthReach Community Health Centers
ArchivedSubmitted 07/06/2021
Updated 14 hours ago ()
- State
- ME
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 122,308
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Improper Disposal
- Location of breached information
- Electronic Medical Record
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), HealthReach Community Health Centers, reported that its business associate (BA) improperly disposed of hard drives that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 122,308 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, date of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and the BA retrained its staff on the proper methods of disposing of sensitive data and equipment.
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
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