Bayamon Medical Center Corp.

About this report

Bayamon Medical Center, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 422,496 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license information, claims information, financial data, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, health insurance information, clinical information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary identity theft services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards and retrained its staff. The person responsible for the breach was sanctioned. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.