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 25, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Monroe County Hospital, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- May 25, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13387, row:4526)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Monroe County Hospital, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA), Navicent, was impacted by a cyber-attack that affected 10,970 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE also offered free credit monitoring services to all affected individuals. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.