HCA notifies 11 million patients affected in data breach

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is sending out letters to patients affected in a July data breach. 

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In a filing with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the health system said that 11.27 million patients were affected in the breach. After the data breach, HCA sent emails to the affected patients, according to an Aug. 14 HCA Healthcare news release.

The data, stolen from an external storage location, includes:

  • Patient name, city, state and ZIP code
  • Patient email, telephone number, date of birth and gender
  • Patient service date, location and next appointment date

HCA has set up a call center for patients with questions about the data breach. Additionally, HCA is offering affected patients two free years of credit monitoring and identity theft protection via IDX.

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