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 May 24, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Harper County Community Hospital, OK
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 24, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12138, row:3277)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Harper County Community Hospital, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 5,725 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.