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. 13, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Southwest Behavioral Health Center, UT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 13, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10354, row:1493)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Southwest Behavioral Health Center, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 17,147 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to further protect PHI. Staff were retrained.