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 Aug. 17, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 17, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10509, row:1648)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 256,568 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and conditions. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.