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 Aug. 9, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- St. Mark's Surgical Center, LLC, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 9, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14100, row:5239)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), St. Mark’s Surgical Center, reported a ransomware attack on its computer server. The protected health information (PHI) involved in the incident included patients’ names, addresses, dates of birth, driver licenses, social security information, diagnoses and conditions, lab results, and medications and affected approximately 33,877 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Subsequent to the breach, the CE upgraded its firewall, hardened access controls, upgraded its backup and disaster recovery system, restricted remote access, and strengthened passwords. Additionally, the CE contacted law enforcement and hired external forensic investigators. During the investigation, OCR provided technical assistance on the Breach Notification Rule, and the CE revised its HIPAA policies and procedures and retrained its workforce.