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 2, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Squirrel Hill Health Center, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 2, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12248, row:3387)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Squirrel Hill Health Center, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 23,869 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medical conditions, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.