Lower Bucks Hospital Patients Alerted To Vendor Data Breach

BRISTOL, PA —Lower Bucks Hospital is alerting patients about a potential data security breach.

Hospital officials said that it was mailing notification letters to patients whose information was involved in a third-party vendor incident involving Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer secure file transfer platform, which impacted many users around the world.

Lower Bucks Hospital’s systems were not involved in this incident.

CBIZ KA, a third-party vendor for Lower Bucks Hospital on Bath Road, discovered a security incident involving CBIZ KA’s use of MOVEit Transfer software, hospital officials said.

Lower Bucks Hospital takes the responsibility of safeguarding patient information very seriously, and while its systems were not involved in the incident, CBIZ KA uses MOVEit Transfer to securely transfer data files in the normal course of business.

CBIZ KA promptly launched an investigation, with the assistance of cybersecurity professionals, into the nature and scope of the MOVEit vulnerability.

CBIZ KA sent Lower Bucks Hospital the files of its patients involved, which contained the name and one or more of the following for certain patients: date of birth, address, medical record number, Social Security Number, admission date, and discharge date.

The identified vulnerability on the MOVEit Transfer server has been patched.

CBIZ KA also reviewed the protocols in place with vendors to help prevent something like this from happening again.

A dedicated call center has been established to answer questions about this incident, which can be reached at 1-866-547-6909, Monday through Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time (excluding major U.S. holidays).

About Lower Bucks Hospital

Lower Bucks Hospital is a community hospital, serving the Lower Bucks County region with medical, surgical, and emergency care. Located in historic Bristol, Pennsylvania, the Hospital is well-known for its knowledgeable medical staff, including cardiology, orthopedics, radiology, wound care, and general surgery.

The hospital has more than 200 physicians on staff, as well as another 700 employees. As part of Prime Healthcare Services, headquartered in Ontario, California, Lower Bucks Hospital is focused on becoming one of the leaders in technology.

Prime Healthcare is an award-winning hospital management company operating 45 acute care
hospitals in 14 states, including Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, Lower Bucks
Hospital in Bristol, and Suburban Community Hospital in Montgomery County.