Health Data Breach Tracker/MO

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Putnam County Memorial Hospital

6,916 individuals · submitted November 3, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Putnam County Memorial Hospital, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 6,916 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Putnam County Memorial Hospital
State
MO
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
6,916
Submission date
November 3, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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