Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Children's Mercy Hospital (June 2018)

Organization named: Children's Mercy Hospital Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of June 27, 2018.

Organization as reported: Children's Mercy Hospital, MO
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Other
Submission date: June 27, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13772, row:4911)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Children’s Mercy Hospital, reported that a hacker used a software-defined radio (SDR) or similar data capture device to intercept protected health information (PHI) transmitted via the CE’s pager system. The breach affected the PHI of 1,463 individuals and included names, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards and retrained its workforce members.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

1,463 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date June 27, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2018-06-27Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13772)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Children's Mercy Hospital Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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