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 April 5, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Jackson Medical Center, LLC, AL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 5, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9990, row:1129)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Jackson Medical Center, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 16,892 individuals. The PHI involved included first and last names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring to affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.