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 March 25, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Pembina County Memorial Hospital, ND
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 25, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10043, row:1182)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Pembina County Memorial Hospital, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 23,811 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and social security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses information, lab results, prescription information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.