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 May 28, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Sturdy Memorial Hospital, MA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 28, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12120, row:3259)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Sturdy Memorial Hospital, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 57,379 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, medications prescribed, diagnoses, and financial and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.