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 Aug. 10, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine of Southwest Florida, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 10, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10530, row:1669)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine of Southwest Florida, reported that it was the target of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 203,427 individuals. The PHI involved names, dates of birth, drivers’ license and social security numbers, addresses, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.