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 July 19, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Puerto Rico Women And Children's Hospital, LLC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 19, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13310, row:4449)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Puerto Rico Women and Children’s Hospital, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 99,943 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license information, claims information, financial data, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, health insurance information, clinical information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary identity theft services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. The responsible employee was sanctioned. Unfortunately, the CE paid a ransom to restore missing patient data. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.