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 21, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Westwood Obstetrics and Gynecology, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 21, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12141, row:3280)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Westwood Obstetrics and Gynecology, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a hacking attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 12,931 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, and medications. 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 and technical safeguards.