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State File WV / HHS OCR Breach Register47 filings, 2011 to 2026

Geography

West Virginia: 47 healthcare breach filings.

West Virginia entities have reported 47 breaches of 500 or more individuals to HHS since 2011, the 38th most of the 52 states and territories on the register, covering 1,849,107 individuals (41st by people affected). 4 are still under investigation. Hacking/IT Incident is the breach type on 66% of them, and network server the most common location (47%).

Filings

47

38th of 52 states and territories

Individuals affected

1,849,107

Median filing 2,643

Largest filing

492,861

Monongalia Health System, Inc., 2022

Hacking / IT share

66%

17 filings involve a business associate

Direct answer / West Virginia on the HHS portal

The largest West Virginia filing is Monongalia Health System, Inc. (492,861 individuals, submitted 28 February 2022). The busiest year was 2021 with 9 filings. Healthcare Providers account for 81% of the state's filings. 10 filings of 10,000 or more individuals have their own page; the remaining 37 are listed in the table at the foot of this page.

Section WV.1 / Largest filings

Ten largest West Virginia breaches

#Covered entityTypeIndividualsSubmitted
1Monongalia Health System, Inc.Healthcare Provider492,86128 Feb 2022
2Monongalia Health System, Inc.Healthcare Provider398,16421 Dec 2021
3Health Care Management Solutions, LLCBusiness Associate254,00014 Nov 2022
4Physician's Business Office, Inc.Business Associate196,67323 Sep 2022
5Regional Eye Associates, Inc. & Surgical Eye Center of MorgantownHealthcare Provider194,03528 Apr 2022
6Charleston Area Medical CenterHealthcare Provider67,41314 Feb 2025
7Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.Healthcare Provider54,00028 Mar 2022
8Coplin Health SystemsHealthcare Provider43,00029 Dec 2017
9Weirton Medical CenterHealthcare Provider26,79318 Mar 2024
10Logan County Emergeny Ambulance Service AuthorityHealthcare Provider12,5638 Nov 2011

Section WV.2 / By year

West Virginia filings by submission year

Each year links to the national year page.

YearFilingsIndividuals affected
2011418,638
201212,905
20131948
2017459,492
20181670
201937,156
202038,004
20219423,866
202281,203,021
202348,737
2024235,806
2025476,191
202633,673

Section WV.3 / Composition

Breach type, location and who filed

Multi-valued fields count once per value.

Type of breach

Hacking/IT Incident31 (66%)
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure10 (21%)
Theft4 (9%)
Loss1 (2%)
Other1 (2%)
Improper Disposal1 (2%)

Location of breached information

Network Server22 (47%)
Email13 (28%)
Paper/Films9 (19%)
Laptop2 (4%)
Electronic Medical Record1 (2%)
Other1 (2%)

Covered entity type

Healthcare Provider38 (81%)
Business Associate5 (11%)
Health Plan4 (9%)

Section WV.4 / Notification law

What West Virginia law required alongside HIPAA

State notification statute

West Virginia: W. Va. Code 46A-2A-101 et seq.

Notice to individuals
Without unreasonable delay
Attorney general threshold
No AG notification requirement
Private right of action
No: No PROA; the AG has exclusive enforcement authority
Penalty
Unfair or deceptive act; penalties require repeated and willful violations, capped at $150,000 per breach

The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule runs alongside the state statute: notice to affected individuals and to HHS without unreasonable delay and no later than 60 days after discovery.

Section WV.5 / Filing pages

10 filings of 10,000 or more individuals

Each links to a page with the full filing, its rank in the state and year, OCR's closing summary where the case is archived, peers, and the modelled cost.

Covered entityTypeIndividualsSubmitted
Monongalia Health System, Inc.Healthcare Provider492,86128 Feb 2022
Monongalia Health System, Inc.Healthcare Provider398,16421 Dec 2021
Health Care Management Solutions, LLCBusiness Associate254,00014 Nov 2022
Physician's Business Office, Inc.Business Associate196,67323 Sep 2022
Regional Eye Associates, Inc. & Surgical Eye Center of MorgantownHealthcare Provider194,03528 Apr 2022
Charleston Area Medical CenterHealthcare Provider67,41314 Feb 2025
Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.Healthcare Provider54,00028 Mar 2022
Coplin Health SystemsHealthcare Provider43,00029 Dec 2017
Weirton Medical CenterHealthcare Provider26,79318 Mar 2024
Logan County Emergeny Ambulance Service AuthorityHealthcare Provider12,5638 Nov 2011

Section WV.6 / All other filings

37 filings below 10,000 individuals

Listed in full from the HHS export, largest first. These filings do not have their own page.

Covered entityTypeIndividualsSubmitted
WomenCare, Inc. d/b/a FamilyCare Health CenterHealthcare Provider9,58428 May 2021
Hospice of HuntingtonHealthcare Provider9,01316 Feb 2024
Elizabeth L. Brown, MD, PLLCHealthcare Provider8,43612 May 2017
West Virginia University Hospitals-East, Inc. DBA University HealthcareHealthcare Provider7,44524 Feb 2017
Summit BHC West Virginia, LLC d/b/a Highland HospitalHealthcare Provider6,80410 Feb 2022
McCoy Consulting Services LLCBusiness Associate5,66513 Aug 2021
Monongalia Health System, Inc.OpenHealthcare Provider4,8953 May 2025
Martinsburg VA Medical CenterHealthcare Provider4,88211 Apr 2019
Wheeling Health Right, Inc.Healthcare Provider3,91218 Mar 2022
Prestera Center for Mental Health Services, Inc.Healthcare Provider3,70831 Dec 2020
Xforia Web ServicesBusiness Associate3,65516 Feb 2011
Elkins Rehabilitation & Care CenterHealthcare Provider3,12730 Jul 2020
Rite Aid Store 1343Healthcare Provider2,90510 May 2012
Wirt County Health Services Association d/b/a Coplin Health SystemsHealthcare Provider2,6435 Oct 2021
Charleston Fire DepartmentHealthcare Provider2,58322 Apr 2025
Discount Emporium, Inc. d/b/a Drug EmporiumHealthcare Provider2,50014 Dec 2023
Herbert J. Thomas Memorial Hospital Association dba Thomas Memorial HospitalHealthcare Provider2,4922 May 2023
West Virginia University Board of GovernorsHealthcare Provider2,4533 Mar 2023
Monongalia County General Hospital CompanyOpenHealthcare Provider2,17331 Jul 2026
Wirt County Health Services Association d/b/a Coplin Health SystemsHealthcare Provider2,16429 May 2021
Prestera Center for Mental Health ServicesHealthcare Provider2,15220 Jul 2021
Williamson Health and Wellness Center, Inc.Healthcare Provider1,68828 May 2021
Clarksburg - Louis A. Johnson VA Medical CenterHealthcare Provider1,47030 Mar 2011
West Virginia Public Employees Insurance AgencyHealth Plan1,40027 Feb 2019
ABC Holding CompanyBusiness Associate1,30018 Jul 2025
The Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc.Health Plan1,2921 Aug 2023
Personal Touch Home Care of W. VA, Inc.Healthcare Provider1,16928 Jan 2020
West Virginia Senior AdvantageHealth Plan1,04918 Mar 2021
Prime Care 12 Priority HealthOpenHealthcare Provider1,00020 Apr 2026
New River Health AssociationHealthcare Provider95016 Jun 2011
Rite Aid #2255Health Plan94819 Jul 2013
Rural Health Access Corporation dba Coalfield Health CenterHealthcare Provider8746 Sep 2019
Monroe County Health CenterHealthcare Provider75728 May 2021
Louis A. Johnson Veterans' Administration Medical CenterHealthcare Provider73620 Dec 2022
Prestera Center for Mental Health Services, Inc.Healthcare Provider67020 Mar 2018
Amedisys West Virginia, LLCHealthcare Provider61111 Apr 2017
FMRS Health Systems, Inc.OpenHealthcare Provider50028 Apr 2026

Index / Other states

Every state on the register

Index / Companion schedules

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal (breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-08-28. Public domain. Individuals affected and dates as reported by the covered entity.

Portal: ocrportal.hhs.gov breach report. Statutory basis: HITECH Act section 13402(e)(4): the Secretary must post a list of breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals. Breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals are reported to OCR annually and are not posted, so they are not on this register. Status wording follows the portal's two tabs ("Cases Currently Under Investigation" and "Archive") as of 28 August 2026; a filing moves to the archive when OCR closes the case. Modelled costs on this site are a method applied to the reported count, using IBM Cost of a Data Breach per-record figures, and are never a cost disclosed by the entity.

Corrections: if you represent a listed entity and the portal row has been amended, email [email protected] with the portal entry and we will re-pull the export.