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 June 24, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Gardner Orthopedics LLC, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 24, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9268, row:407)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Gardner Orthopedics LLC, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 47,000 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.