Health Data Breach Tracker/MA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Lawrence General Hospital

176,587 individuals · submitted November 5, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Lawrence General Hospital, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 176,587 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, clinical information, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. A phone line was created for questions or concerns and complimentary credit monitoring services were provided. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Lawrence General Hospital
State
MA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
176,587
Submission date
November 5, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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