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 May 21, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Massena Hospital, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 21, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12143, row:3282)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Massena Hospital, reported that its business associate experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,897 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website.