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 Nov. 22, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Mena Regional Health System, AR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 22, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11034, row:2173)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Mena Regional Health System, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 84,814 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, financial and claims information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. 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 PHI.