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 March 26, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 26, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9386, row:525)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital, reported that it was the target of a hacking attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 88,541 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals , the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.