Western Orthopaedics reports hacking incident affecting 113,330 patients
Western Orthopaedics, P.C., a healthcare provider in Colorado, filed a breach notification with HHS OCR on May 1, 2026. The filing reports a hacking/IT incident that compromised the protected health information of 113,330 individuals. The unauthorized access occurred on the organization's network server. This submission date marks when the report was sent to the regulator, not necessarily when the breach occurred or was discovered. As a covered entity, Western Orthopaedics is required to report breaches affecting 500 or more individuals within 60 days of discovery. Healthcare administrators should monitor for similar IT incidents and ensure their own incident response plans are current.