Park DuValle Community Health Center

Profile narrative

Park DuValle Community Health Center, also known as Park Duvalle Health Center, is a nonprofit community health center based in Kentucky. It serves low-income and uninsured patients by providing healthcare services through its facilities. The organization maintains medical records and appointment scheduling systems to support patient care and operational workflows. As a community health center, it operates within the local healthcare safety net to improve access for underserved populations. Its structure relies on health information technology to manage clinical and administrative functions.

On June 7, 2019, the center suffered a ransomware attack that encrypted its medical records and disabled appointment scheduling systems, leaving critical patient data inaccessible for nearly two months. The organization paid approximately seventy thousand dollars to the attackers in an attempt to restore access to records for about twenty thousand affected individuals. This event marked the second ransomware incident the center had experienced within a two‑month period, following a prior attack. The prolonged disruption of essential healthcare data and management tools significantly impaired operational capabilities and patient services. The incident illustrates the cybersecurity risks faced by community‑based health providers that depend on digital systems for care delivery.

Incidents

1 incident linked to this organisation.