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 20, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Specialty Surgical Suites dba Minimally Invasive Surgery of Hawaii, HI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 20, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12210, row:3349)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Specialty Surgical Suites dba Minimally Invasive Surgery of Hawaii, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,000 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, conditions, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. During the investigation, OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.