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 Nov. 18, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Villa St. Francis Catholic Care Center, KS
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- Nov. 18, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9595, row:734)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Villa St. Francis Catholic Care Center, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack on its network that contained the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,522 individuals. The PHI involved names, dates of birth, social security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE enhanced its access controls and provided security awareness training to its workforce members. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.