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 April 16, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- North Country Hospital, VT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 16, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12219, row:3358)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), North Country Hospital, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,905 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, prescription information, and medical record numbers. The CE notified HHS and the BA notified affected individuals and the media. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance concerning business associate agreements.