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 Feb. 17, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- West Cecil Health Center, MD
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Feb. 17, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10900, row:2039)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), West Cecil Health Center, reported that its business associate’s (BA) scheduling platform had a code installed which compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,136 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, clinical, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA removed the code, engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.