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 28, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Williamson Health and Wellness Center, Inc., WV
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 28, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12116, row:3255)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Williamson Health and Wellness Center, Inc., reported that its business associate suffered a ransomware attack that compromised the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,688 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and prescription information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI.