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 June 27, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- GI Care for Kids Endoscopy Center, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 27, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14149, row:5288)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), GI Care for Kids Endoscopy Center, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,923 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS as well as affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.