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 Oct. 21, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Missouri Delta Medical Center, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 21, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11845, row:2984)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Missouri Delta Medical Center, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 9,745 individuals. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, telephone numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and provided HIPAA, cybersecurity, and phishing awareness training to its employees.