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 1, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Southwest Healthcare Services, ND
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 1, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10818, row:1957)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The entity (CE), Southwest Healthcare Services, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 15,996 individuals. The PHI involved clinical, financial, and demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.