HCA, parent company of Mission Hospital, has announced a data breach of certain information with respect to some of its patients. The breach was by an unknown and unauthorized party on an online forum. Blue Ridge Regional in Spruce Pine and McDowell Hospital in Marion are among the hospitals whose patients’ information was affected. Information affected includes:
Names, city, state, zip code, email, phone number, date of birth, gender, service date and the date of next appointment.
According to HCA, the disclosed information does not include any clinical, payment, or sensitive information, like passwords, driver’s licenses or social security numbers.
HCA disabled user access to the storage location as an immediate containment measure and plans to contact any impacted patients to provide additional information and support, in accordance with its legal and regulatory obligations, and will offer credit monitoring and identity protection services, where appropriate.
HCA Healthcare has created a dedicated webpage at hcahealthcare.com/privacyupdate to keep its patients informed.
Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville also announced a data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 1,500 veterans.
