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Warren General Hospital

ArchivedSubmitted 11/09/2023
State
PA
Covered entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
168,921
Business associate present
No
Type of breach
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of breached information
Network Server
First seen by InfoSec Signals
9/23/2026
Last seen in OCR export
9/23/2026

OCR description

Warren General Hospital, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 168,921 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, medications, and lab results. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE enhanced its use of existing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all external user access to improve security. Implemented additional technical safeguards.

Change history

  • 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.