Escambia Community Clinics reports hacking incident affecting 143,969 patients
Escambia Community Clinics, Inc., operating as Community Health Northwest Florida, filed a breach report with HHS OCR on February 3, 2025. The healthcare provider disclosed that a hacking/IT incident compromised data stored on a network server. The filing indicates that 143,969 individuals were affected by this unauthorized access. As a covered entity, the clinic is required to report breaches of this scale. Administrators at similar community health centers and clinics should review their own server security protocols and incident response plans, noting that submission dates reflect when the report was filed, not necessarily when the breach occurred or was discovered.