HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of May 24, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Culbertson Memorial Hospital, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 24, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10722, row:1861)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Culbertson Memorial Hospital, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 69,765 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, birthdates, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.