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 March 31, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Howard Health Systems dba Howard Memorial Hospital, AR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 31, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9373, row:512)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Howard Health Systems dba Howard Memorial Hospital, reported that it experienced a cyberattack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 17,703 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, clinical or treatment information, medical provider names, medical record numbers, and patient account numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data.