Notice of Data Security Incident Morrison Community Hospital

pMorrison IL October 19 2023 Morrison Community Hospital MCH will be notifying certain current and former patients that their personal information may have been accessed as part of a cybersecurity incident MCH takes the privacy and security of information in its possession very seriously and sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience this incident may cause This notice is intended to alert potentially impacted individuals of the incident steps we are taking in response and resources available to assist and protect individualsWhat Happened September 24 2023 MCH experienced a network security incident that involved an unauthorized party gaining access to our network environment Upon detecting the incident we immediately shut off all access to the network and engaged a specialized thirdparty forensic incident response firm to assist with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of unauthorized activity MCHs network has been secured MCH is providing written notice to all impacted individuals MCH has no reason to believe that any individuals information has been misused as a result of this event As of this writing MCH has not received any reports of misuse of information andor related identity theft since the date the incident was discovered September 24 2023 to presentWhat Information Was Involved Again we found no evidence that patient information has been specifically misused However the following information was potentially exposed to an unauthorized third party Explanation of BenefitsWhat We Are Doing Data security is one of our highest priorities Upon detecting this incident we moved quickly to initiate a response which included conducting an investigation with the assistance of IT specialists and confirming the security of our network environment We have also reviewed and enhanced our technical safeguards to prevent a similar incidentThe notification letter to the potentially impacted individuals includes steps that they can take to protect their information In order to address any concerns and mitigate any exposure or risk of harm following this incident MCH has arranged for complimentary credit monitoring services and identity theft protection services to all potentially impacted individuals at no cost to them for a period of twelve months MCH recommends that individuals enroll in the services provided and follow the recommendations contained within the notification letter to ensure their information is protectedFor More Information For individuals seeking more information or questions about this incident please forward any questions to the following email address incidentmchstaffcomThank you for entrusting MCH with your healthcare needs We value the security of the personal data that we maintain and understand the frustration concern and inconvenience that this incident may have caused We look forward to continuing to provide high quality care to you your family and the Morrison communityppCopyright documentwritenew DategetFullYear Morrison Community Hospital Website design and development by Team WTI Geneseo IL View Privacy Policyp