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 Dec. 22, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc., FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 22, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10240, row:1379)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 98,808 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medications, diagnoses, and additional treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. To mitigate harm to affected individuals, the CE offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.