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TX: Weslaco hospital: patient data potentially compromised

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Dissent

Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital is notifying patients their information may have been compromised, according to a news release the hospital sent Monday.

The hospital’s investigation, which included a third-party forensic firm, found that some employees’ email accounts were compromised in October 2018, the news release stated.

Some emails included patient data, including names, dates of birth, health insurance info, patient-care info, social security numbers and driver’s licenses numbers, according to the news release.

Read more on Valley Star.

The hospital’s notice:

NoticeToOurPatients

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