HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of June 30, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc., DE
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 30, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11342, row:2481)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Bayhealth Medical Center, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 17,481 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals and terminated its relationship with the BA. The CE also implemented additional technical safeguards and revised its policies and procedures.