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 16, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Eastern Shore Rural Health System Inc., VA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 16, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12221, row:3360)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc., reported that its business associate experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 23,282 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and prescription information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.