HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Aug. 15, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Fairfield Memorial Hospital Association, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 15, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9753, row:892)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Fairfield Memorial Hospital Association, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 25,093 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, conditions, and medical treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.