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 29, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Wirt County Health Services Association d/b/a Coplin Health Systems, WV
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 29, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12113, row:3252)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Wirt County Health Services Association dba Coplin Health Systems, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,164 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of births, prescription information, and medical record numbers. The CE notified HHS and posted substitute notice on its website. The BA notified affected individuals and the media. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional security measures to better protected ePHI. After the breach, the CE executed a business associate agreement with the BA.