- State
- TX
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,987
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Theft
- Location of breached information
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Houston Methodist Hospital, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) was the victim of a burglary in which external storage drives were stolen. This breach affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,987 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA’s employees were retrained on the proper methods of securing ePHI.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.