HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of May 24, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Vascular Center of Intervention, Inc., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 24, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10717, row:1856)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Vascular Center of Intervention, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,833 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.