Case Study: Effingham Hospital achieves HIPAA compliance and continuous vulnerability assessments with SilverSky

A Regional Hospital Stays HIPAA Compliant through On-Demand Vulnerability Assessments

Effingham Hospital, a 130-bed critical access hospital and nursing home in Springfield, GA, needed to remain HIPAA compliant and protect sensitive patient data despite limited IT resources. To meet this challenge they turned to SilverSky and subscribed to SilverSky’s Network Vulnerability Scanning (Vulnerability Scanning) services to continuously test internal and external networks and critical servers.

SilverSky installed a local scanner and now performs monthly remote network assessments (external and internal) plus Host Assessments, with certified experts assigning risk levels, recommending corrective actions, and providing 24/7 access to detailed reports via an online portal. As a result, SilverSky helped Effingham Hospital proactively remediate vulnerabilities, produce server compliance scores, maintain continuously updated, third‑party‑validated assessments, free the IT manager to focus on other priorities, and avoid hiring additional staff.

Effingham Hospital

Bart Hunter

IT Manager