Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

The Wedge Medical Center

25,491 individuals · submitted August 24, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), The Wedge Medical Center, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 25,491 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses and conditions, lab results and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical and security safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
The Wedge Medical Center
State
PA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
25,491
Submission date
August 24, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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