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 Jan. 2, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- North Broward Hospital District d/b/a Broward Health, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 2, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11693, row:2832)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), North Broward Hospital District dba Broward Health, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,351,432 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, telephone numbers, financial information, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, medical record numbers, and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE reset all passwords, implemented additional technical safeguards, and offered complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.