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 Nov. 20, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Proliance Surgeons, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 20, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10336, row:1475)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Proliance Surgeons, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 437,392 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, financial information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI.