HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Nov. 6, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center, LLC, WA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Nov. 6, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13637, row:4776)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE) reported to OCR that it was the victim of a malware/phishing attack, affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 2,393 individuals. The types of PHI involved in the breach included names, driver’s license information, social security numbers, claims information, credit card information and clinical information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained evidence of the CE’s risk analysis and safeguards implemented prior to the breach. Following the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards, including implementing multi-factor authentication for its email account.