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 Oct. 25, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc. d/b/a Axis Health System, CO
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 25, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9642, row:781)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, dba Axis Health System, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 23,385 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented improved technical and administrative safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.