Health Data Breach Tracker/WA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center, LLC

2,393 individuals · submitted November 6, 2018

About this report

The covered entity (CE) reported to OCR that it was the victim of a malware/phishing attack, affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 2,393 individuals. The types of PHI involved in the breach included names, driver’s license information, social security numbers, claims information, credit card information and clinical information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained evidence of the CE’s risk analysis and safeguards implemented prior to the breach. Following the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards, including implementing multi-factor authentication for its email account.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center, LLC
State
WA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,393
Submission date
November 6, 2018
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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