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 Nov. 18, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Episcopal Retirement Services, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 18, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11780, row:2919)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Episcopal Retirement Services, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,133 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, 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 administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.