Breachesby GlyphDallas County Hospital District
Disclosed Mar 23, 20211,566 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Dallas County Hospital District dba Parkland Health & Hospital System, reported that an employee inadvertently emailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,566 individuals to the wrong recipient. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and lab results. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained its workforce to better protect its sensitive data.
What is known
| People affected | 1,566 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | NamesHealth |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
Notices filed
Other breaches at Dallas County Hospital District
History of this record
First recordedby backfillSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (HHS archive), confirmed by HHS OCR. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.