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 Sept. 9, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Empress Ambulance Service LLC, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 9, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11209, row:2348)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Empress Ambulance Service, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 305,056 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, claims and financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical safeguards.