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 26, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Southern Ohio Medical Center, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 26, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11501, row:2640)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Southern Ohio Medical Center, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 15,136 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.