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 July 28, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Jefferson County Health Center, IA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 28, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10565, row:1704)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Jefferson County Health Center, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 53,827 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the 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 to better protect its PHI.