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Cook Children's Medical Center
ArchivedSubmitted 08/17/2020
Updated 18 hours ago ()
- State
- TX
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,827
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Loss
- Location of breached information
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Cook Children’s Medical Center, reported that it lost a box of discs containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 2,827 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and clinical and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to protect its ePHI. All staff members were retrained.
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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