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 June 25, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- The Mount Kisco Surgery Center LLC d/b/a The Ambulatory Surgery Center of Westchester, NY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- June 25, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9837, row:976)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Mount Kisco Surgery Center dba The Ambulatory Surgery Center of Westchester, reported that it experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 22,139 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security and drivers’ license or state identification numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, medications, claims and financial information, and health insurance and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. The responsible employee was sanctioned.