Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Blackstone Valley Community Health Care (April 2024)

Organization named: Blackstone Valley Community Health Care Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 April 22, 2024.

Organization as reported: Blackstone Valley Community Health Care, RI
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: April 22, 2024
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9955, row:1094)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Blackstone Valley Community Health Care, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 34,518 individuals. The PHI involved included names, social security and drivers’ license numbers, address, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the incident, the CE provided free credit monitoring and implemented additional administrative, technical, security, and physical safeguards.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

34,518 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date April 22, 2024, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2024-04-22Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 9955)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Blackstone Valley Community Health Care Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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