Health Data Breach Tracker/AL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home

29,346 individuals · submitted February 22, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 29,346 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home
State
AL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
29,346
Submission date
February 22, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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